(June 10): Singapore police said arrest warrants for fugitive Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) remain active, even as he continues efforts to seek clemency from US President Donald Trump.
“Warrants of arrest and Interpol red notices for both [Eric] Tan Kim Loong and Low Taek Jho are still in effect,” the police said in a statement on Wednesday in response to Bloomberg queries. Tan is a known associate of Jho Low and is also implicated in the multibillion-dollar 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal.
Jho Low is accused by US and Malaysian authorities of masterminding the 1MDB scandal, in which billions were allegedly siphoned from Malaysia’s state investment fund. The money was allegedly diverted through a web of shell companies, and Jho Low — who has been on the run since 2015 — has denied any wrongdoing.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said his government wouldn’t consider any pardon request for Jho Low, according to Bernama. Court proceedings involving Jho Low — who was charged in absentia in 2018 — remain ongoing.
Singapore authorities said several 1MDB-linked assets also remain seized in the city state, including those tied to Jho Low and his family. As of July 2024, about $164 million in assets had been seized or prohibited from disposal, of which S$101 million was connected to Jho Low and his family.
Malaysia has recovered RM29.75 billion in 1MDB assets, or about 70% of the RM42 billion allegedly embezzled from the fund, according to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.
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Jho Low was charged by US authorities in 2018 but has continued to evade arrest. He submitted a pardon application to the US Department of Justice earlier this year, according to a notice on the department’s website.
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