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KUALA LUMPUR: Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho need not fear returning to Malaysia if he is innocent, says Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador.
“If you trust that you are innocent, I invite you to come back to defend yourself,” said the Inspector General of Police. The star on Tuesday (November 17).
The IGP was commenting on the claims of the fugitive businessman, better known as Jho Low, that he had borrowed funds from 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) and was willing to return them in exchange for not being prosecuted.
“I can even arrange your meeting (Low) with the Attorney General (AG).
“I can assure you a safe passage,” added Abdul Hamid.
Whether Low would be prosecuted or not, the nation’s top police officer said that decision was not within his purview.
“You have to discuss with the attorney general if you really feel that you are innocent,” he said.
“Low is wanted not only by the Malaysian authorities, but also by the United States and Singapore authorities,” Abdul Hamid said.
Al Jazeera reported that Low approached the previous government led by Pakatan Harapan to avoid charges for the 1MDB scandal.
The news network said Low allegedly spoke to government representatives in a series of phone calls from May to November 2018.
Audio clips of their phone conversations appeared in Al Jazeera’s two-part special investigation “Jho Low: Hunt For A Fugitive.”
Al Jazeera said it had privately verified the conversations, which were handed over exclusively to it.
However, he did not identify who Low was speaking to from the Malay side.
“I want you to convey if possible to Mahathir (former Tun Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad) that I really believe that the change of government presents a real opportunity to solve these 1MDB-related issues. I am committed to doing so,” Low said. . in one of the clips.
He said that in return, he would give up all assets and that the money would be used to pay off the 1MDB bonds.
In addition to Malaysia, Low is also wanted by the United States Department of Justice for criminal offenses despite reaching a $ 700 million civil settlement with them last year.
In the audio clips, Low is heard saying that he wanted the Malaysian government to help him deal with the United States, Singapore and Switzerland over the charges he faces in those countries.
He also blamed former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, claiming that he ultimately had no authority to make any decisions about the sovereign wealth fund.
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