Malaysia PM Anwar says not opposed to fugitive financier Jho Low’s bid for pardon

Malaysia will not oppose a bid by a fugitive businessman involved in the massive 1MDB corruption scandal to seek a pardon from US President Donald Trump, the nation’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on May 15.

Malaysia PM Anwar says not opposed to fugitive financier Jho Low’s bid for pardon. Malaysia will not oppose a bid by a fugitive businessman involved in the massive 1MDB corruption scandal to seek a pardon from US President Donald Trump, the nation’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on May 15. Speaking to reporters during a visit to Seremban district, south of Kuala Lumpur, Mr Anwar described the plea by Low Taek Jho as a “non-issue”. The businessman, better known as Jho Low, is formally seeking a “pardon after completion of sentence”, according to the US Department of Justice website. Whistleblowers allege that Jho Low, a well-connected Malaysian financier with no official role, helped set up the 1MDB state investment fund and made key financial decisions before disappearing about a decade ago. Low, who has been indicted in the United St...