KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — Malaysia has resorted to government-to-government (G2G) dealings to track down Low Taek Jho, the fugitive financier better known as Jho Low.
Deputy Home Minister Datuk Mohd Azis Jamman said the G2G approach was used in cases where Malaysia does not have mutual legal assistance agreements in criminal matters.
“He is moving around, so we work on it as soon as we get any information about his whereabouts,” he told reporters at Parliament today.
He added that Malaysia had sent intelligence officers to China the last time he was rumoured to be there but was unsuccessful in locating the Penang-born.
Last month, Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun said that Macau police told the authorities that Low had left the casino island, but did not specify when the latter departed.
Fuzi also said local authorities believe Low is travelling on a passport from another country as the Immigration Department cancelled his Malaysian passport in June.
Low, wanted by both Malaysia and Singapore to facilitate investigations into the 1Malaysia Development Berhad financial scandal, has remained elusive despite an Interpol Red Notice, which requires member nations to locate and arrest him for extradition.
Singapore has said that its formal request to Hong Kong for Low’s extradition dating back to April 2016 was rejected.
