Malaysia's China ties make it hard to bring Jho Low to justice: Syed Saddiq

Malaysia’s diplomatic and trade ties with Beijing outweigh its desire to seek “closure” in the 1MDB corruption scandal, causing it to turn a blind eye to fugitive financier Jho Low’s suspected whereabouts in China, according to rising political star Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman.

“We were one of the only democracies which was able to review the multibillion-dollar contracts with the Chinese government,” Syed Saddiq said. “However, one deal, which still has not been secured, is to bring back Jho Low.” While Amhari represented the Malaysian government on paper, he said Low handled the actual negotiations. “I was worried about being involved directly in Najib and Low Taek Jho’s plan to cover up the loss of 1MDB funds,” Amhari said.

While the Mahathir-led Pakatan Harapan coalition won the historic 2018 general election pledging to bring down all perpetrators of the racket, four years later, Najib remains the sole high-profile figure to be jailed .

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