1MDB scandal: Malaysia police admit failure in capturing Jho Low by 2019, vow not to give up
- Inspector General Abdul Hamid Bador said he wanted to be a ‘superhero’ but faced ‘many obstacles by certain parties’ in bringing the fugitive financier to justice by 2019
- The top cop said investigations had yielded new assets belonging to Low’s family that are worth ‘millions of ringgit’
“I admit I failed. I wanted to be a superhero,” Inspector General Abdul Hamid Bador told reporters on Monday. “I promised I would work on bringing him home, but I faced many obstacles by certain parties to ensure he is not brought home to face justice.”
He said investigations to trace assets belonging to his family, however, have led to several successes.
“We found new assets here that we had seized,” he said. “I am not be able to divulge the value of a house we had seized except that it is worth millions of ringgit. This is our money and we want every sen of it back.”
He said he would continue because Low still has billions of US dollars under his control.
“He thinks he can hide and claim he was offered citizenship, go right ahead,” he said. “Based on his statements, he is trying to wash his hands and claim he was not involved. If this is true, come back. I have given assurance on his safety. He can definitely get the best lawyer.”
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“Two firms were used by us in analysing the footage and other parties out there also sent the footage to other firms for analysis,” he said. “The findings from all these firms were similar though, stating that the resolution was blurry and identification could not be done,” he said, adding that this did not mean that the case was closed.
He said the case would be reopened if there was new evidence.
Thomas said findings from the US company, which analysed the video revealed that none of the individuals implicated in the video could be positively identified, due to low resolution and lack of video frames.
This prevented the subjects from being seen clearly, he said.
