How Finding Jho Low In Luxury Shanghai Enclave Seems An Impossible Task

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FUGITIVE financier Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, wanted in connection with the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal, is allegedly residing in the upscale Green Hills compound in Shanghai, according to investigative journalists Bradley Hope and Tom Wright.
The pair, who first exposed the scandal, claimed in a recent livestream that Low is using a forged Australian passport under the alias “Constantinos Achilles Veis” to travel freely in China.
Green Hills, built in 2004 and spanning 410,000 sqm in Pudong, is a high-security estate of Tudor-style bungalows favoured by wealthy locals and expats.
Residents describe it as quiet and private, with little neighbourly interaction. Some acknowledge hearing rumours of “famous businessmen” but express disinterest in their identities.
The Singapore Straits Times visited the area. It says access was tightly controlled, with guards requiring a specific house number and surname for entry. Residents confirmed the estate is home to affluent families, many with children attending nearby international schools.
Monthly rent can reach up to 100,000 yuan (S$12,500), and homes sell for as much as 150 million yuan.
Malaysian authorities have cast doubt on the claim that Jho Low is living a great life in China, while Australia has raised concerns over the alleged use of a forged passport.
China has long denied sheltering Low, whose whereabouts have been unknown since 2016.
He was spotted in Macau, and a suspect in the 1MDB scandal died weeks after being deported to Malaysia to face questioning over his role in the US$4.5bil fraud.
Kee Kok Thiam died in hospital in 2023 following a “sudden massive stroke” and was cremated on Wednesday morning, Kee’s family said in a statement.
Nevertheless, the renewed allegations highlight ongoing frustrations in tracking down Low, a central figure in the multi-billion-dollar scandal that led to former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s imprisonment.
The journalists who revealed Jho Low’s Shanghai domain have also hit back at our Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution, who said last week that Malaysia did not have any credible evidence of Jho Low’s whereabouts.
This led to Tom Wright asking on the X platform whether Saifuddin was calling them liars. There has been no response from the Home Ministry since then. —  Focus Malaysia

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