PARLIAMENT | The government has indeed sought assistance from the International Police Organisation (Interpol) to locate businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low.

Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said this to Azmin Ali (PKR-Gombak), who asked whether the police would seek Interpol's assistance to locate Low and whether he would be detained to be investigated.

"We have indeed requested Interpol to find the person mentioned by Gombak. We are confident that Interpol has acted professionally," he told the Dewan Rakyat during question time. 

Zahid said police have yet to receive a detailed explanation from Interpol on the matter.

"But we are confident what has been done by international bodies especially intelligence, had been finalised and we are confident that the case is no longer relevant except to be raised by dissatisfied politicians," he added.

Azmin, in August, had sent a letter of demand to then inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar.

He had demanded that the police pursue and extradite Low over alleged involvement in offences under the Penal Code linked to the 1MDB financial scandal.

Low, whose whereabouts remain unknown, is closely linked to the 1MDB scandal, which saw billions of ringgit in funds allegedly siphoned off by certain individuals.

He has denied the allegations directed at him.

Editor's Note: The above headline was amended after Zahid denied reports quoting him as saying that Malaysia is seeking Interpol's help to track down Jho Low.