PUTRAJAYA: Wanted man Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, is hiding in a country where he cannot be extradited, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
The Prime Minister confirmed that authorities are seeking to bring Low back to Malaysia over the businessman’s alleged involvement in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.
“We are trying to arrest Jho Low, but he is not in the country.
“And we do not have extradition rights in the country where he is hiding,” Dr Mahathir told a press conference after chairing the first meeting of the Special Cabinet Committee on Anti-Corruption here on Friday.
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has issued an arrest warrant for Low and SRC International Berhad director Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil.
The duo are suspects in an investigation into SRC, the former 1MDB subsidiary that had allegedly transferred RM42mil into the personal account of former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
On Thursday, Low said he had instructed his lawyers to respond to the MACC, adding that he would cooperate with the Commission.
It is not known if the lawyers have done so.
The MACC has so far questioned Najib and his wife Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor over the case.
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