KUALA LUMPUR: Reports have emerged that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho or Jho Low is now moving around under a Cypriot passport. According to Cyprus based Greek-language newspaper Politis, the businessman linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal had also been a Cyprus citizen for the past four years. The report, reproduced by the Sarawak Report blog, said Low had obtained the passport through a well-known citizenship and passport broker Henley & Partners in 2015. He was not wanted at the time in connection with the 1MDB scandal. Low faces charges in the United States as well as Malaysia over his alleged central role in the scandal.

Source: New Strait Times November 04, 2019 02:26 UTC