Death of 1MDB informant Kee Kok Thiam eerily similar to that of BMF whistleblower Jalil Ibrahim - Jho Low and family should be concerned

 by Ganesh Sahathevan 

                                                                                

The death of 1MB informant Kee Kok Thiam  is   eerily similar to that of  BMF whistleblower Jalil Ibrahim  in 1983. the Low's, inlcuding Jho Low, ought to be concerned. 

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

"Whale" co-author Bradley Hope describes circumstances in China which suggest the elimination of Jho Low and family would be in China, and perhaps Malaysia's national interest

 by  Ganesh Sahathevan 

                                                         Joh Low claimed he had inherited

                                                         the money stolen from 1MBD

Surin Murgaiah of The Edge has reported, quoting Bradley Hope: 

“What we know from our reporting is that during (Jho Low) began to get closer with the Chinese state intelligence service, especially a man called Sun Lijun.

“In the years afterward, it emerged that [Jho Low) single-handedly negotiated one of the greatest mortgages of sovereignty in the modern age,” he said.

“ (When Najib lost the 2018 election Jho Low)  wasn't useful anymore, but his arrest would be a risk to China's reputation because who knows what (Jho Low] learned over the years working with the intelligence apparatus and any other funny deals he cooked up.

“Meanwhile, [Jho Low's) protectors started getting into serious trouble. Sun Lijun, his patron, was convicted for corruption,” he said.

Hope argued that China is at the point where it could argue that Jho Low and a rogue intelligence agent, Sun, worked for their own corrupt goals and without permission from the Party.

He said the Party, it could argue, has now completed its  investigations and is ready to hand Jho Low over and his assets to Malaysia.

Hope said China is going to want assurances that any besmirching of the Belt and Road Initiative stop (no matter how much the US pushes Malaysia to talk about it), as well as for Jho Low to keep his mouth shut about his spy work and dealings with the rich and powerful in China.

“I would imagine they would want Malaysia to lock him up and keep him far away from any FBI agents still investigating the case.

“Of course, there are many moving parts to this and things I don't know. But I have a feeling, backed up by some murmurs and whispers from connected sources.

“Therefore, I put the odds at 6/10. If you had asked me a year ago, I would have said 1/10,” he said.

Anyone familiar with business in Asia, and especially China and Malaysia would understand when this writer says that given Hope's analysis, it  would be more practical for all concerned to have Jho Low, and his family, assassinated. After all, officially, their whereabouts are supposed to be unknown. Asian and Malaysian business history includes the murder of people who knew less, for example  Jalil Ibrahim. Unlike the Lows, Jalil did not have assets that could be taken over upon death. 

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5. Abdul Jalil bin Ibrahim, juruadit dari Bank Negara, 1985

Sepertimana yang dinyatakan tadi, anugerah S.P tak semestinya khusus kepada para perajurit berani kita. Kes skandal Bank Bumiputera Finance (BMF) dikesan selepas kematian pegawai juruadit dari Bank Negara bernama Abdul Jalil bin Ibrahim. Wajah dan pengorbanannya haruslah kita ingati sepertimana kita semadikan Tony Stark dalam ingatan millenial.

Selepas beberapa kejadian pelik melibatkan wang negara khususnya berkaitan dengan anak syarikat Bank Bumiputra Malaysia Berhad (BBMB) iaitu Bumiputra Malaysia Finance (BMF) yang dipusatkan di Hong Kong, Abdul Jalil tahu dia perlu hentikan perkara tersebut.

Potret Allahyarham Abdul Jalil bin Ibrahim, ‘whistleblower’ skandal BMF dulu. Via carigold.com

Sebagai anak Melayu yang berjati diri, keengganannya berpihak pada syarikat yang tak berintegriti wajar dipuji. Dia sempat serahkan laporan auditnya ke atas BMF di Hong Kong kepada Bank Negara. Selain itu, dia juga sempat mengarahkan agar pinjaman yang dipinta oleh pihak Carrian Group (lagi satu pihak yang terlibat dalam skandal tersebut) tak diluluskan. Esok harinya, mayatnya ditemui di sebuah kebun pisang dan suspeknya Mak Foon Than ditahan polis. Itupun tak mengaku bahawa dia yang bunuh.

Dikatakan dia dibunuh ketika sedang menulis surat kepada isterinya untuk menjelaskan gangguan ‘orang berpengaruh’ ke atas dirinya. Mayatnya ditemui di sebuah kebun pisang di Hong Kong. Via Mole.my

Hasilnya, pegawai tinggi BBMB berjaya ditahan selepas cubaan mereka untuk terus melesapkan diri tak berjaya. Kes pembunuhan Jalil dianggap oleh media pada masa itu sebagai kes berprofil tinggi sehingga berjaya menekan pihak kerajaan dengan lebih kuat supaya wujudnya siasatan ke atas pengurusan anak syarikat BBMB. Pada 1985, anugerah pingat S.P juga diberikan pada Abdul Jalil secara posthumous.