Report: Jho Low tried to bargain his way out of trouble with previous Pakatan government


PETALING JAYA: Fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, reached out to the previous Pakatan Harapan-led government to avoid charges over the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal, reported Al Jazeera.

The news network said that Low allegedly spoke to government representatives in a series of phone calls from May to November of 2018.

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