1MDB fugitive Jho Low placed in Macau as associates in spotlight

A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Kee Kok Thiam was 51 years old. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said in a written response to questions from Al Jazeera that it “believes the individuals wanted for the 1MDB case, especially Jho Low, are hiding in Macau”. The MACC also said Kee confirmed he met Jho Low and a number of other 1MDB fugitives – including Eric Tan Kim Loong, Casey Tang Keng Chee, Geh Choh Heng and Nik Faisal – in Macau and that Jho Low instructed him “not to return to Malaysia as a witness in the 1MDB case”. Often described as Jho Low’s “aide”, Kee kept a very low profile, unlike his boss and other 1MDB suspects. In the hours after Najib’s historic election loss on May 9, 2018, Kee along with Jho Low and an entourage of four others, including Nik Faisal and lawyer Jasmine Loo Ai Swan, flew on a private jet from Macau to Phuket, Thailand, documents obtained from Malaysian police show.