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As I see it | Malaysia 1MDB scandal: is Jho Low hiding in China? It depends on whom you ask
- Tom Wright, who co-wrote the book on how Jho Low masterminded the 1MDB financial scandal, believes the Malaysian financier is hiding in China
- Beijing has not officially contested Wright’s claim, but has previously has stated that it ‘does not and will never shelter foreign criminals’
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Where is Jho Low? It is an astoundingly direct question, yet seemingly, there is no straightforward answer – at least not one that can be extracted from official sources.
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Recently, discussions concerning the alleged mastermind of the 1MDB financial scandal’s whereabouts have re-emerged, which got me thinking about this complication.
The topic was reignited, in part, after Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said last week that his government was collaborating with “many countries” to expedite Low’s extradition to the Southeast Asian nation.
“It’s a complicated process,” Anwar said, refraining from disclosing specific countries and mentioning that the endeavour involved numerous “countries, intelligence services, Interpol, et cetera.”
That remark caught the attention of Tom Wright, one of the two former Wall Street Journal reporters who best documented Low’s rise to infamy.
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