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Bookstores worldwide reportedly receive letters warning against sale of book on 1MDB scam accused

FP Staff • January 16, 2019, 16:28:00 IST
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The lawyers of Jho Low, who has been accused of money laundering and who is the subject of an Interpol notice, have sent out letters to bookstores, warning them of the book’s ‘defamatory’ content

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Bookstores worldwide reportedly receive letters warning against sale of book on 1MDB scam accused

Bookshops across the world have reportedly received threatening letters from lawyers representing Malaysian financier and fugitive Jho Low to prevent the distribution of the book Billion Dollar Whale, which is about his alleged role in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scam. [caption id=“attachment_5390921” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] ![Jho Low. Facebook](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/jho-low-380.jpg) Jho Low. Facebook[/caption] This book, written by Wall Street Journal reporters Tom Wright and Bradley Hope, delves into Low’s alleged involvement in the siphoning of billions of dollars from the State-owned fund 1MDB. Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low, then reportedly transferred the money to bank accounts in Singapore, the Virgin Islands and Switzerland. Though Low has not sent a legal notice to Hachette, the publisher of the book, the distribution of the book in the UK has been effectively blocked because of these letters, which have been sent by the firm Schillings, reports The Guardian. Additionally, the book has been taken off retail websites such as Amazon and Waterstones. Hachette issued a response saying that because these letters are not a court order, they do not merit a response. It said excerpts of the book have been carried in publications around the world, and no lawsuit has been filed. Additionally, the matter is not sub judice in India, and no letter has been sent to bookstores in the US. Low, who is currently a fugitive, faces allegations of money laundering in Malaysia. Interpol reportedly published a red notice to locate him. He has claimed he is not guilty of fraud, has not broken any law and is not facing any investigation. Terming the contents of the book as being “untrue and defamatory”, his lawyers mention in the letters sent to bookshops that publishing synopses of it constitutes libel of Low. Jho Low also financed the movie The Wolf of Wall Street, and Leonardo DiCaprio thanked him during the Golden Globes award ceremony in 2011.

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