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Manhunt for Jho ‘1MDB’ Low: Are Interpol and Polis di-Raja Malaysia that inefficient, ignorant?
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No info on Jho Low being in Shanghai, says PM
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says the home ministry would need to check on the claim by investigative journalists Bradley Hope and Tom Wright on the fugitive financier’s whereabouts.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the government has yet to receive any information about Low Taek Jho being in Shanghai, China, and holding a fake Australian passport. (Johnshen Lee pic)
GEORGE TOWN: Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today he has no information on a claim that fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, is living in Shanghai, China.
He said the home ministry would need to check on the claim about Low’s whereabouts.
“I have no information. We haven’t received any information on this,” he said briefly to reporters after the groundbreaking ceremony of Kompleks Madani at Teluk Kumbar.
Late yesterday, investigative journalists Bradley Hope and Tom Wright said Low, the alleged mastermind in the 1MDB scandal, is believed to be residing in a high-end neighbourhood in Shanghai and holding a fake Australian passport.
In a YouTube livestream, they said they had gathered evidence from various sources and newly uncovered documents which showed that Low is living in a mansion in Green Hills, an “ultra high-end neighbourhood” in Shanghai.
They said Low was using a fake Australian passport with the Greek name Constantinos Achilles Veis to hide his identity.
Hope and Wright also claimed that Low was now working as a “behind-the-scenes strategist for the Chinese government”. His role allegedly includes helping sanctioned companies from China “navigate difficulties around the world”.
The duo are former Wall Street Journal journalists who broke many of the key early 1MDB stories and co-wrote the book “Billion Dollar Whale” about the scandal.
Low, who has been charged in Malaysia and the US over allegations that he orchestrated the theft of US$4.5 billion from 1MDB, was previously said to be in Macau, although Beijing has denied protecting the fugitive financier.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 19, 2025: Investigative journalists Bradley Hope and Tom Wright claimed that they have evidence suggesting that fugitive financier Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) is holding a fake Australian passport with the name “Constantinos Achilles Veis”.
If that is true, why do you think the Polis di-Raja Malaysia and Interpol are unable to trace and arrest the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) key thief?
Are the Malaysian police and Interpol that inefficient and ignorant? God only knows?
Both the police and Interpol claim that they have been looking for Jho Low since the exposure of the humongous multi-billion (if not multi-trillion) Ringgit 1MDB financial scandal in 2015 (10 years ago).
If journalists can trace Jho Low with their limited resources, why are the police and Interpol still in the dark on the whereabouts of Jho Low?
The 1MDB mastermind, the disgraced and shameless former Malaysian prime minister and Umno president Najib “1MDB” Razak is now serving his jail sentence in Kajang Prison, and facing multiple ongoing charges of abuse of power and money laundering charges, but his henchman or right-hand man Jho Low is still roaming freely, possibly in Shanghai, with both the Polis di-Raja Malaysia and Interpol seemingly not interested to nab him for reasons beat known to them.
In February 2015, The Sunday Times and The Edge newspapers and Sarawak Report blog, referencing the leaked email correspondences and documents obtained by Rewcastle Brown, reported that Penang-based Jho Low, who has ties with Najib , siphoned out US$700 million from a joint venture deal between 1MDB and PetroSaudi …
Jho Low’s father Larry Low (who once controlled MWE Holdings) and mother are also on the run.
No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on the fake identity of Jho “1MDB” Low and his possible whereabouts:
Jho Low living lavishly in China with fake Australian passport, say journos
'Billion Dollar Whale' authors, Bradley Hope and Tom Wright say they have proof that Low Taek Jho is residing in a high-end neighbourhood in Shanghai.
Investigative journalists Bradley Hope and Tom Wright said they have evidence suggesting that fugitive financier Low Taek Jho is holding a fake Australian passport with the name ‘Constantinos Achilles Veis’.
PETALING JAYA: Fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, is allegedly residing in a high-end neighbourhood in Shanghai and holding a fake Australian passport, according to investigative journalists Bradley Hope and Tom Wright.
In a YouTube livestream yesterday, the duo said they gathered evidence from various sources and newly-uncovered documents which showed that Low is living in a mansion in Green Hills, an “ultra high-end neighbourhood” in Shanghai, China.
They added that Low was using a fake Australian passport with the Greek name “Constantinos Achilles Veis” to hide his identity, Variety reported.
Hope and Wright also claimed that Low was now working as a “behind-the-scenes strategist for the Chinese government”. His role allegedly includes helping sanctioned companies from China “navigate difficulties around the world”.
Hope and Wright are former Wall Street Journal journalists who broke many of the key early 1MDB stories and co-wrote the book “Billion Dollar Whale” about the scandal.
In March, it was reported that several investigative journalists and cryptocurrency enthusiasts had launched a meme coin bounty system in the latest effort to locate Low’s whereabouts.
Hope had said that the bounty system using the meme coin known as $JHOLOW was aimed at obtaining tip-offs on Low.
Describing it as a “grand experiment in participatory journalism”, Hope said it was a test to see whether a coin’s value can be driven not just by speculation, but by the value of information it helps uncover.
Information on Low’s whereabouts would be vetted by a team of moderators, with those who channel verified and useful tip-offs to be rewarded with the crypto token.
Different bounty amounts will be given depending on the value of information shared.
Low, who has been charged in Malaysia and the US over allegations that he orchestrated the theft of US$4.5 billion from 1MDB, was previously said to be in Macau, although Beijing has denied protecting the fugitive financier.
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Jho Low living high-life in Shanghai, using Greek name, fake passport, claim journalists
In a livestream last night, Bradley Hope and Tom Wright claimed that Low was living in Green Hills, a super high-end neighbourhood.
Updated 3 hours ago · Published on 19 Jul 2025 1:22PM
He is allegedly using a fake Australian passport with a Greek name, Veis Constantinos Achilles - Screenshot from YouTube, July 19, 2025
FUGITIVE businessman Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, is allegedly residing in an exclusive area of Shanghai, living a life of luxury despite being wanted for his role in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.
In a livestream last night, Bradley Hope and Tom Wright claimed that Low was living in Green Hills, a super high-end neighbourhood.
He is allegedly using a fake Australian passport with a Greek name, Veis Constantinos Achilles, to get around while hiding his identity.
“He’s living in an ultra-high-end neighbourhood in Shanghai called Green Hills in a mansion, with luxury cars and travelling 15 minutes to his office at the Shanghai Financial Centre,” the pair claimed in their newsletter “Whale Hunting” last night.
They claimed that Jho Low is now acting as a strategic advisor to the Chinese government and his role involves assisting companies facing international sanctions to continue their global operations.
Low is the alleged mastermind behind the 1MDB scandal, in which at least US$4.5 billion (approximately RM19 billion) was misappropriated from the Malaysian sovereign wealth fund.
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.
The US Department of Justice has previously stated that the stolen funds were used to acquire luxury real estate in the US, a private jet, a superyacht, high-value artworks, and to finance the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street.
An Interpol Red Notice was issued in 2018 against Low, who was charged in Malaysia and the US over allegations that he orchestrated the theft of US$4.5 billion from 1MDB. – July 19, 2025
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