KUALA LUMPUR: Red notices for Nicky Liow Soon Hee and Low Taek Jho (better known as Jho Low) have yet to appear on Interpol, says Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani.
He said Bukit Aman had already submitted red notice applications for the fugitives.
“I have been told that the notices have not yet appeared on Interpol. Maybe this is due to certain reasons that I am also not clear about,” he told reporters after his walkabout at the KL Convention Centre yesterday.
Acryl Sani said he would get the Federal CID director to explain the situation.
“From my understanding, there are certain protocols that need to be complied with in order for the red notice to appear,” he said.
In April this year, it was reported that Interpol had approved a red notice to locate and detain Liow and his 31-year-old Chinese national wife Liu Zhe.
Police want him to face charges related to organised crime, money laundering, the Macau scam and commercial crime.
The Pahang palace has also revoked his “Datuk Seri” title.
An Interpol red notice is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and detain persons of interest.
It is issued by the General Secretariat following the request of a member country or an international tribunal.
As for Jho Low, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission had requested Interpol issue a red notice to detain him to assist in investigations over the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal.
He was charged in absentia in 2018 with four other individuals central to the investigation into 1MDB.
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