PETALING JAYA (Bloomberg): The man accused of looting billions from Malaysian investment fund 1MDB may be missing from the public eye, but he’s not keeping quiet. Low Taek Jho, wanted in Malaysia and Singapore and described by U.S. prosecutors as orchestrating the theft of $4.5bil (RM18bil) from 1MDB, is proclaiming his innocence on his website launched Monday. “Let me be clear: I am innocent.”Low, whose whereabouts are unknown, is described as a “global philanthropist, investor and entrepreneur” on the website. “I have been paraded in effigy through the streets of Kuala Lumpur and photographs from my younger days plastered in tabloids across the globe,” Low wrote. “I only ask that everyone -- courts, prosecutors and the general public -- keep an open mind until all of the evidence comes to light.” - Bloomberg

Source: The Star September 17, 2018 06:45 UTC