IGP assures Jho Low of ‘safe passage’


Assuring words: Abdul Hamid said that he can arrange for Low to meet with the AG if he really feels he is innocent.

KUALA LUMPUR: Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, need not be afraid to return to Malaysia if he feels he is innocent in connection with the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal, says the Inspector-General of Police.

Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador said if Low was confident of his innocence, “I am inviting him back so that he can defend himself”.

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