‘Non-Issue’: Malaysia PM Anwar Says Not Opposed to Fugitive Financier Jho Low’s US Pardon Bid
The request comes as Malaysia tries to recover more than $4.5 billion linked to the 1MDB scandal, officials said.
- On Friday, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Malaysia will not oppose a pardon request from President Donald Trump filed recently by Low Taek Jho to potentially wipe away US criminal charges.
- Former prime minister Najib Razak launched the 1MDB state investment fund in 2009, from which more than $4.5 billion was allegedly diverted between 2009 and 2015; Najib has been jailed and fined $2.8 billion.
- According to the US Justice Department website, Jho Low is formally seeking a "Pardon after Completion of Sentence," though he remains at large despite being indicted in the United States.
- Trade Minister Johari Abdul Ghani said Wednesday the plea should be rejected and Low returned for trial, yet Anwar described the pardon bid as a "non-issue" during a visit to Seremban.
- Malaysia unsuccessfully sought extradition for Low, with media speculating he is hiding in China, while the government focuses on recovering stolen assets to maintain its post-2018 anti-corruption reset momentum.
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Jho Low is alleged to have filed for clemency from US President Donald Trump a few weeks ago. (File photo) KUALA LUMPUR: Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil agrees with 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) Task Force Chairman Johari Ghani that Jho Low, who is reportedly trying to seek clemency from US authorities, should not be pardoned. Fahmi, who is also a spokesman for the Madani government, said the fugitive businessman should return home to…
Pardon? Fahmi says Jho Low must face justice in Malaysia over 1MDB
KUALA LUMPUR, May 14 — Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil has echoed the view of 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) Task Force chairman Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, should not be pardoned following reports that he is seeking clemency from the United States authorities.Fahmi, who is also the MADANI Government spokesperson, said Jho Low should return to Malaysia to face tri…
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