Council of Eminent Persons chairperson Daim Zainuddin has urged businessperson Low Taek Jho to assist in the council’s probe into 1MDB.

When asked whether the council knew the extent of 1MDB’s assets and business dealings, he said that Jho Low, as the businessperson was commonly known, was the “best witness” to explain it.

“The best witness will be Jho Low […] I would like him to come and assist me.

“I know where he is, roughly I know where he is,” Daim told a press conference at Menara Ilham in Kuala Lumpur today.

“Since he claims he is innocent, he should come back and assist us,” he added.

Like Daim, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad also previously said he “roughly knew” where Jho Low (below) was.

Earlier today, Mandarin-language daily Nanyang Siang Pau claimed that Jho Low was currently residing in Taiwan.

Malaysiakini is independently unable to verify this claim.

Law applies to all

Meanwhile, Daim maintained that the rule of law will be applied to those involved in the 1MDB affair, including former prime minister Najib Abdul Razak.

“The law must take its course, everybody is innocent until proven guilty and we must have rule of law in this country, we promised the rakyat that.

“There must be due process, there must be proper investigations.

“If there is a case, the person will be charged,” he said, adding that this rule “applied to everyone” when asked on whether Najib would be probed.

Najib chairs 1MDB’s board of directors.

Today, the MACC summoned Najib for questioning over the anti-graft body’s probe into SRC International, a former 1MDB subsidiary.

Najib’s private residence in Langgak Duta, as well as two luxury apartment units linked to him, have also been raided by police in connection with its probe into the state strategic investment fund.

According to attorney-general Mohamed Apandi Ali - who has been directed to go on leave by Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad - Najib was unaware of the transfer of SRC International funds into his personal bank account.

Apandi had cleared Najib of any wrongdoing in the matter in January 2016