Rosmah was Jho Low's direct line to Putrajaya, says author

Kuala Lumpur: Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor had given fugitive financier Low Taek Jho complete access to the corridors of power in Putrajaya, journalist Tom Wright asserted in a radio interview Tuesday.The co-author of Billion Dollar Whale said on the BFM Breakfast Grille that Low's relationship with Rosmah was effectively gaining the ear of then Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Wright said the connection was made via Rosmah's son from a previous marriage, Hollywood producer Riza Aziz.

"Rosmah is important I believe because she helps Jho Low to get in the centre of power in Malaysia and she benefits from this," he said, alleging that she was rewarded with jewellery, cash and more for this.

Wright is in Malaysia to promote the book written with Wall Street Journal colleague Bradley Hope.

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Authorities have charged Najib with over 30 offences related to funds allegedly from 1MDB.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said on Monday that it was done investigating Rosmah and submitted its findings and recommendations to prosecutors for further action.

The billionaire, also known as Low, is a fugitive in Malaysia that issued arrest warrants against him and his father, Tan Sri Larry Low, after both were charged with money laundering in absentia.

Meanwhile, Wright also said Jho Low is not anyone's bagman.

He said it initially appeared that Low was acting as a fixer for former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

He said this suspicion had been supported by the local figures' penchant to "carry water for the politicians".

Wright said this view was erased when they compiled the documents, chat messages and interview transcripts to arrive at a fuller picture of the 1MDB scandal.

"That is when we knew that Jho Low at the centre and heart of it and he knew everything that was going on and he was no bag man to anyone," he said.

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Wright previously suggested that Najib did not fully grasp the entirety of the 1MDB scandal.

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