‘Jho Low was seen as Najib’s proxy’

In the dock: Najib faces charges over obtaining bribes from 1MDB funds and money laundering.

KUALA LUMPUR: Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low wanted the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) management to see him as Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s proxy and often used his influence as someone close to the former prime minister.

1MDB’s former counsel Jasmine Loo Ai Swan, 50, said most matters requiring the prime minister’s approval had to be discussed with Jho Low first before being brought to Najib, who was then the chairman of the 1MDB Board of Advisors.