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Azmin fails in bid to compel police to arrest Jho Low

Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali today failed in his application for a judicial review to compel then inspector-general of police (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar and the police to arrest Penang-born businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low.

This comes after Kuala Lumpur High Court judge Justice Hanipah Farikullah refused to grant leave to Azmin for merits of the case to be heard in full.

Justice Hanipah ruled that no arguable case was demonstrated to grant leave, and that there was no evidence that Jho Low had committed an offence in Malaysia.

The court also cited case law stating that an ongoing investigation is not amenable to judicial review.

The judge made the decision in her chambers, and no order was made as to costs...

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