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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\u201cBy right, they should take this matter seriously as Jho Low (allegedly) is a criminal and a thief who caused Malaysia to be in billions in debt,\u201d he told Bernama after the handover of duty ceremony of the Commercial Criminal Investigations Department (CCID) director post in Bukit Aman, today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abdul Hamid said Malaysian police were always ready to assist the Macau authorities as the issue surrounding Jho Low is criminal in nature and was not connected to politics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur country has ended up the victim and RM50 billion has gone missing. And that is why, I had asked for the cooperation of the police over there, so what is wrong with that? We have the Interpol, we can discuss and take responsibility together to hunt down this criminal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is what I am hoping for\u2026 as police officers, quite naturally they must have what it takes\u2026 and not come up with statements saying that we had got our information wrong (on Jho Low\u2019s whereabouts) when in fact he was detected to have made business transactions in Macau,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abdul Hamid said he was not giving up on the pursuit for the fugitive to bring him back and face justice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMacau is (not as vast as) Siberia, it is just a small colony, so what\u2019s making it so difficult to nab Jho Low?\u201d he asked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf I fail to bring Jho Low back, then I ask the one replacing me to make sure this pursuit does not end,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abdul Hamid\u2019s appointment contract as IGP ends May next year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Dec 4, 2018, the Magistrate’s Court in Malaysia issued an arrest warrant against Jho Low to assist in the investigation of the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since then, various efforts have been made by the Malaysian authorities to bring the businessman home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jho Low is not only wanted by the authorities for his involvement in the 1MDB fund misappropriation case but he is also an important witness in the trial involving former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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