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[UPDATED] No verified evidence of Jho Low in Shanghai, says Saifuddin
He said Malaysian authorities, through the police, continued to maintain close cooperation with international enforcement agencies.
"So far, the allegations concerning Jho Low's presence in Shanghai and his alleged use of a fraudulent passport are not backed by any verified facts or credible evidence. Should we uncover any such information, we will make it public," he told reporters at a press conference here today.
On July 19, two investigative journalists who exposed the 1MDB scandal, Bradley Hope and Tom Wright, claimed that Jho Low is living in a mansion in Shanghai.
In a livestream, they alleged that Low was residing in Green Hills, a super high-end neighbourhood.
They said he was using a fake Australian passport under a Greek name, Constantinos Achilles Veis.
Following the claim, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he would check with the Home Ministry on the report, as he had no further information on the matter.
Last year, then Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Husain said police were tracking down Low, but there were no leads on his whereabouts.
Previously, Anwar said the authorities could not establish whether Low was in China.
He said the authorities were doing their best to locate Low, adding that one of the first things he did as prime minister was to instruct all enforcement agencies to do whatever they could to track him down.
An Interpol Red Notice was issued in 2018 against Low, who was charged in both Malaysia and the United States over allegations that he orchestrated the theft of US$4.5 billion from 1MDB.
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