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COPS NOT SABOTAGING HUNT FOR JHO LOW, SAYS IGP

Cops working with Interpol to track down fugitive and his father

- MARY VICTORIA DASS maryvictor­ia@nstp.com.my

THE police deny there are elements of sabotage in efforts to track down fugitive businessma­n Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low. Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun said police were working on locating Jho Low’s whereabout­s.

“I am not sure who is sabotaging (the investigat­ions). To my knowledge, police are not involved in this.

“We are tracking him and his father, including seeking Interpol’s help, despite technical problems in the early stage.”

Fuzi said they were in direct contact with Interpol to track down Jho Low and his father.

“The latest informatio­n we have is that he was in Hong Kong. We sent a team, but he sneaked into Macau and from there, we don’t know where he went.

“We will continue to work with our counterpar­ts to locate him and his father,” Fuzi said on the sidelines of the police force’s National Sports Day celebratio­n at Puteri Harbour Marina here yesterday.

He was commenting on claims that there had been elements of sabotage in the government, which made it difficult to track down Jho Low.

Jho Low is being hunted by the authoritie­s to assist in investigat­ions into the 1Malaysia Developmen­t Bhd scandal.

 ?? PIC BY HAIRUL ANUAR RAHIM ?? Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun (fourth from right) at the police force’s National Sports Day celebratio­n at Puteri Harbour Marina in Iskandar Puteri yesterday.
PIC BY HAIRUL ANUAR RAHIM Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun (fourth from right) at the police force’s National Sports Day celebratio­n at Puteri Harbour Marina in Iskandar Puteri yesterday.

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