Jho Low capture frustrated by ‘dishonest’ foreign authorities: Malaysia’s police chief

Inspector-general Abdul Hamid Bador had originally promised to bring the fugitive financier home to face justice by Christmas

Low, wanted in several jurisdictions for his alleged involvement in the 1MDB global corruption scandal, has been on the run for more than a year

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Portraits of Jho Low illustrated as a pirate during an April 2018 protest in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: AP

Published: 2:42pm, 23 Dec 2019Updated: 10:23pm, 23 Dec 2019

Malaysia’s police chief says his promise to bring fugitive financier Low Taek Jho back to the Southeast Asian nation to face justice by Christmas will not be fulfilled due to “dishonest” foreign authorities.

“In bilateral ties with police in other countries, we expect honesty in terms of cooperation. There must be a spirit of reciprocity. But this is where I’m disappointed. I expected honest cooperation. But there has been no honesty,” police inspector-general Abdul Hamid Bador told local media on Monday.

He insisted that he would continue these efforts, and was “not resting”.

Low is seen as a central figure in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) global corruption scandal that saw billions siphoned from a sovereign wealth fund.

Abdul Hamid last month said Low was taking refuge on an island with which Malaysia had previously cooperated on police matters, and that the fugitive was enjoying protection from state authorities, describing Low as “hiding like a chicken”.

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