Najib Razak

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim vowed to pursue fugitive financier Jho Low over the 1MDB scandal despite potential US pardon, as Low faces charges for laundering billions from the sovereign wealth fund.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim declared fugitive financier Jho Low's US pardon bid a "non-issue," abandoning previous aggressive asset recovery efforts tied to the $4.5 billion 1MDB corruption scandal, sparking cabinet divisions.