Fugitive faces charges including corruption and money laundering in US and Malaysia for role he allegedly played in scandal
The fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low, a central figure in the multibillion-dollar scandal at the state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), is reportedly seeking a pardon from the US president, Donald Trump.
Low faces multiple charges including corruption and money laundering in the US and Malaysia for the important role he allegedly played in the misappropriation of at least $4.5bn (£3.3bn) from 1MDB.
The scandal was one of the world’s biggest financial frauds, with billions plundered from the now defunct sovereign wealth fund in a scandal that began to unfold in 2015.
Low has consistently denied wrongdoing and his whereabouts is unknown.
