Lawyers for Low Taek Jho (known as Jho Low), a Malaysian
financier who is now wanted by Interpol in connection with the massive 1Malaysia Development Bh (1MDB) scandal, have launched a website in his defense, with the
language and tactics almost identical to those used by Ottawa-headquartered
Sakto Corp and its Chair, Jamilah Taib, who are fighting back against allegations that Ms. Taib laundered funds coming from her father, the Malaysian politician
and alleged kleptocrat Abdul Taib Mahmud.
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| Low Taek Jho (Jho Low) is on the run from Interpol |
Proclaiming his innocence, Jho Low laments the publication of Billion Dollar Whale,
an account of the 1MDB scandal written by Wall Street Journal reporters Tom
Wright and Bradley Hope. Jho Low writes of Billion Dollar Whale that: “Many of the allegations have originated
from blog posts, improper leaks from within Governmental agencies around the
world, or unproven allegations filed in court.”
In describing the tactics used by Lukas Straumann – the executive director of Bruno Manser Fonds (BMF), a Swiss NGO which is now facing a gag order from Jamilah Taib and Sakto Corp in civil court in Switzerland – Ms. Taib’s
lawyers similarly write that BMF and Mr. Straumann: “Make aggressive use of
social media, multiple websites and blogs to create the impression that their
allegations of money laundering are valid and widely accepted.”
