South China Morning Post
AsiaPac · 51 mins ago
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High stakes, low odds: why 1MDB’s Jho Low unlikely to receive Trump pardon
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Fugitive financier Jho Low is seeking a pardon from President Trump over his alleged role in the 1MDB scandal, but analysts argue the request is unlikely to succeed because he has never faced trial in the US and any pardon would not affect charges in Malaysia and Singapore.
High stakes, low odds: why 1MDB’s Jho Low unlikely to receive Trump pardon
Fugitive financier Jho Low’s request for a pardon from US President Donald Trump has reopened a central question left by Malaysia’s 1MDB scandal: whether the man alleged to have helped orchestrate one of the world’s biggest financial frauds will ever face trial.
Analysts say the request appears unlikely to succeed because Low has never appeared in a US court, stood trial or accepted responsibility – and a pardon cannot erase charges he faces in Malaysia and Singapore.
But the attempt has still..
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