GEORGE TOWN: A luxurious mansion here believed to be owned by the family of Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, has become the centre of attention after a warrant of arrest was issued against him yesterday.
The former 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) special adviser’s palatial home – situated about a kilometre from the main road in Tanjung Bungah – was seen teeming with pressmen at its front gate this morning.
The towering beige edifice appears to be named ‘El Nitsjo.’
NSTP journalists rang the house’s doorbell multiple times, but there was no answer.
All indications are that the home is currently unoccupied.
Low and SRC International director Nik Faisal Ariff Kamil are wanted by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to facilitate a probe into the 1MDB scandal.
The whereabouts of both men are currently unknown.
Media reports have placed Low in various places around the world, including Thailand, Hong Kong and Australia.