Protesters hold pictures depicting Jho Low as a pirate during a protest in Kuala Lumpur against the 1MDB scandal in April this year. Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, is the subject of Billion Dollar Whale, written by two Wall Street Journal reporters who also broke many of the original stories about the scandal at 1Malaysian Development Berhad (1MDB). On the website, Jho-Low.com, the 36-year-old financier and “philanthropist” said he wanted to address a series of allegations in relation to 1MDB, from which as much as $5 billion was stolen. He is believed to be seeking asylum in China, which does not have an extradition treaty with Malaysia. The Wolf of Wall Street, starring DiCaprio, was produced by the stepson of former Malaysian premier Najib Razak, allegedly with money diverted by Low from 1MDB.

Source: Bangkok Post September 22, 2018 11:51 UTC