Malaysia’s Anwar says in talks to return 1MDB fugitive Jho Low

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says negotiations are under way to secure the return of fugitive financier Low Taek Jho [File: Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters]

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has revealed his country is negotiating with authorities overseas to secure the return of the fugitive financier alleged to have masterminded the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal.

Low Taek Jho, better known as Jho Low, faces charges in Malaysia and the United States for allegedly orchestrating the theft of $4.5bn from the Southeast Asian country’s sovereign wealth fund.