YOURSAY ‘Why should the M’sian gov’t consult this 33-year-old boy?’

'Jho Low consulted, but no criminal acts involved'

Sali Tambap: What's significant in this news is the confirmation that Jho Low was consulted in 1Malaysia Development Berhad’s (1MDB) deal with PetroSaudi.

The admission of being consulted is in contrast from the denial by 1MDB that Jho Low was not in any way involved in the company. Thus the statement was materially wrong and we can deduce that it had lied on this.

One lie is enough to invalidate 1MDB’s denial that Jho Low was not involved and therefore the onus is on 1MDB to show that the rest of the accusations were not true.

The rest of the British law firm Schillings’ statement of denial was buried in technical legal language which meant nothing to the layman.

One cannot expect any less from a law firm representing Jho Low to defend him but the fact remains they did not take any counter action against the newspaper reports which implicated their client.

Aries46: The admission by Jho Low's lawyers that he was “consulted but not involved in any criminal act” is a rather flimsy and vague response considering the seriousness and highly damaging charges leveled against the former with regard to the PetroSaudi scandal.

Schillings' further accusation that the Sarawak Report publication “has factual errors and false allegations” is also a mere feeble denial and fails to deal with the evidence presented or the so-called inconsistencies ascribed or shed light on the extend of Low's involvement and emolument as 'consultant' in the deal and thus does little to absolve him from the number of damaging reports and brickbats leveled at him in this matter.

Odin: It seems that Schillings has stated that Jho Low had been “consulted” on the deal “but has never been involved in criminal acts with respect to this transaction”. This is interesting for three reasons:

1) Since Jho Low has been consulted, it means that he has played a part in the transaction and thus he was indeed involved with it (the transaction).

But we have heard from 1MDB and the Malaysian government that Jho Low was never involved. Obviously, there have been liars aplenty;

2) As reported, Schillings said the allegations were “defamatory”, and contained “substantial factual inaccuracies and false allegations”.

The courts and the judges in Britain should be bastions and epitomes respectively of fair justice. Perhaps Schillings ought to advise its client, Jho Low, to take the Sarawak Report and the Sunday Times to court.

3) And while they are at it, they ought to include the New York Times and all others that have published statements and allegations that have sullied the Jho Low's unblemished reputation and presented other inaccurate information and fabricated data.

Anonymous #19098644: Why should the Malaysian government consult this 33-year-old boy with no proven track record when it has spent hundreds of millions on fees to Goldman Sachs with battalions of experienced, highly qualified consultants?

Is the country, Umno and the government so bereft of talent that it must consult this 33-year-old friend of the Najib family?

Hmmmmmmmm: Indeed, what qualifications exactly does a young man like Jho Low have to qualify him to give advice to a country on investment? Mind you, we're not talking about giving advice to a two-bit family business.

RCZ: Whether the act of taking a country's money to repay an alleged non-existent loan is criminal is for the police and other enforcement bodies to decide and not a lawyer who is paid to deny any crime.

A forensic audit will show what exactly took place and we thank the deputy PM for directing this .

We hope the Malaysian enforcement bodies will wake up and charge the culprits if crimes have been discovered to have been committed and freeze and seize back unlawful gains for the benefit of and restitution to the country.

But this may be too much to hope for.

Tell the Truth: If there was no truth in the report, you think Jho Low would not sue Sarawak Report and the opposition MPs like Tony Pua, Rafizi and Ong Kian Ming?

It is only because they do not know what emails that they have now that may incriminate him.

Jho Low, your days are numbered. Enjoy your wild parties whilst you can. You are going to go down together with your patrons.

Vijay47: The last I heard, the Pope had not yet canonised Comrade Jho Low. So I presume that in whatever activity he participates, he would be paid "for services" rendered.

I would be grateful if his legal representatives would let me know how much Low was paid for his consultancy services. US$700 million? If not, it must be a case of penny wise, Schilling foolish.

Sali Tambap: We are a great country indeed - flamboyant playboy as consultant to our economy and a gambler kingpin to assist us in national security. At this rate, how can we not ‘boleh’?

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