IGP says Jho Low's whereabouts known, aims to bring him in by year-end


KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters): Malaysian police said on Wednesday they know the location of fugitive financier Low Taek Jho and hope to bring him back by the end of the year to help in investigations into a multibillion-dollar scandal at 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

Investigators have named Low, better known as Jho Low, as a key figure in the scandal at 1MDB, which US and Malaysian prosecutors say was used to siphon out hundreds of millions of dollars.

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