Partner with law firm never met Jho Low, High Court hears


KUALA LUMPUR: A partner with a law firm who dealt with 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) in 2010 has denied meeting fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, the High Court heard.

Lim Chin Hian, 52, from Wong & Partners testified that he was "100 per cent" confident he had never crossed paths with Low, also known as Jho Low, after it was suggested by lead counsel Tan Sri Muhammad Shafee Abdullah that the two had met.

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