ATHENS (Bloomberg): Fugitive financier Jho Low obtained a Cypriot passport in 2015 following intervention on his behalf by Archbishop Chrysostomos II, head of the Orthodox Church on the eastern Mediterranean island, Politis reported.
Low, whose full name is Low Taek Jho, obtained Cyprus nationality under the country’s investment for passport scheme after buying a mansion for 5mil euros (US$5.6mil) in the resort town of Agia Napa, according to the newspaper.
He immediately left the island after purchasing the property and getting the passport, the report said.
