IGP unsure why Jho Low's name still not on Interpol list
Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani today confirmed that Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, has yet to be listed on Interpol's red notice despite being wanted by Malaysian authorities over an ongoing probe in the 1MDB scandal.
Speaking to reporters, Acryl Sani said the police were unsure as to reasons for the delay in Interpol adding Low's name on its global wanted list.
“I am personally unsure why...
Inspector-General of Police Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani today confirmed that Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, has yet to be listed on Interpol's red notice despite being wanted by Malaysian authorities over an ongoing probe in the 1MDB scandal.
Speaking to reporters, Acryl Sani said the police were unsure as to reasons for the delay in Interpol adding Low's name on its global wanted list.
“I am personally unsure why his name has yet to be listed. For the red notice application, there are certain protocols which must be met.
"Maybe that could lead to the delay," Acryl Sani told reporters after attending the 100-Day Keluarga Malaysia government celebration at KLCC today.
Low was once a confidante to former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak, who set up 1MDB as a sovereign wealth fund.
The company raised billions in bonds but much of that money was misappropriated.
Najib currently faces trial for misappropriating some of that money - RM2.6 billion - into his own bank account.
The Court of Appeal recently upheld Najib’s conviction on seven charges of criminal breach of trust, abuse of power, and money laundering in the SRC International case, which is linked to the 1MDB scandal.
The former prime minister’s 12-year jail sentence and RM210 million fine has been stayed pending his appeal at the Federal Court.
In November last year, then inspector-general Abdul Hamid Bador had assured safe passage if Low should return, following leaked recordings of the Penang-born tycoon who claimed that he was innocent of any wrongdoing.
In the past, it was reported that Low could have evaded authorities by using a passport obtained from the government of Cyprus, which also provided access to European Union countries.
Meanwhile, Acryl Sani said PDRM have also requested Interpol to issue a red notice on Nicky Liow Soon Hee - a 33-year-old entrepreneur accused of money laundering, involvement with scam syndicates in Macau, and commercial crime.
He was reportedly last seen in Puchong in March where he evaded police capture with eight bags of cash.
Liow is also believed to have ties with ex-Macau crime boss Wan Kuok-koi, also known as Broken Tooth Koi.
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