Jho Low pressured BSI Bank to speed up 1MDB-related transactions, court hears


Jho Low

KUALA LUMPUR: A former Singaporean banker told the High Court here that BSI Bank was under intense pressure by 1Malaysia Development Bhd Global Investment Ltd (1MDB GIL) to hasten the process of investing US$2.72bil into a targeted company account.

Former BSI Bank Wealth Management Services head Kevin Micheal Swampillai, 59, testified that the pressure came from fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low.

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