1MDB fugitive Jho Low not hiding in UAE, insists Malaysia’s top cop

Malaysia’s most senior policeman has dismissed reports the fugitive financier Low Taek Jho is hiding out in the United Arab Emirates, a day after the US Department of Justice recovered US$1 billion in funds linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad corruption scandal.Inspector General Abdul Hamid Bador said it was not possible for Low, who is wanted in several jurisdictions including Malaysia and Singapore for his alleged role in the scandal, to enter the UAE given the country’s tight border…