KUALA LUMPUR – Incumbent law minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said bringing fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, back to Malaysia to face justice is no easy task.
Low, who is believed to be in China, is wanted by Malaysian police over his alleged role in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) corruption and bribery scandal.
Malaysia and China do not have an extradition agreement, which makes the process impossible, Wan Junaidi said.
“We cannot blame the government because we do not have an agreement with a certain country. Even if we appealed, China may say it is just a diplomatic application and ignore it. So, in such a situation, it may become a stumbling block for the authorities like police or the Home Ministry to act,” he said.
Wan Junaidi said this to reporters when met on the sidelines of the University Malaya-National University of Singapore Joint Hybrid Symposium: Constitutional Amendments and The Basic Structure in Malaysia, here today.
When asked if it was impossible to bring back Low, Wan Junaidi said “I don’t say impossible but it is not easy”.
Low has been charged in Malaysia and the United States over allegations that he was the mastermind behind the siphoning of US$4.5 billion (RM21.1 billion) from 1MDB. – Bernama, October 14, 2022
