Australia denies issuing passport to Jho Low
Australia's Foreign Affairs and Trade Department has denied speculation that fugitive businessperson Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, owns an Australian passport.
"Department records indicate Mr Low Taek Jho does not hold an Australian passport," a spokesperson from the department told Malaysiakini...
Australia's Foreign Affairs and Trade Department has denied speculation that fugitive businessperson Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, owns an Australian passport.
"Department records indicate Mr Low Taek Jho does not hold an Australian passport," a spokesperson from the department told Malaysiakini.
They were responding to a report by The Star yesterday, which cited a source as saying that Low might have passports from Thailand, Australia and New Zealand.
The source said that Low had family in Thailand, which may have enabled him to enjoy “privileges” like getting a Thai passport.
Low is also said to have real estate in Melbourne and Sydney along with some NZ$265 million (RM747 million) in assets held in trusts in New Zealand.
The Penang-born businessperson has had both his Malaysian and St Kitts and Nevis passports revoked.
Low is accused of being a central figure in the 1MDB scandal.
Last week, the US Department of Justice indicted Low in absentia for conspiring to launder billions of dollars from 1MDB and conspiring to violate the American Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
