Fugitive financier Jho Low can come and claim the superyacht Equanimity in Malaysia if he believes he is the rightful owner, said Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
"(The) only person who wants to take legal action is Low. For him to take legal action, he can come and prove to us that it (the yacht) belongs to him.
"It (the yacht) is very costly, so we want to know where he got the money (to buy it), and when we trace the money, eventually we will find that the money is from 1MDB," Mahathir said.
The premier was speaking to reporters at the Boustead Cruise Centre today after having toured the luxury vessel himself, which was being docked there.
He claimed that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) had assured the new government that the yacht belongs to Low and that it was paid for with "stolen money" from 1MDB.
"They (DOJ) said if we want to keep it, we are entitled to it because this is ours, bought with stolen Malaysian money, and when we eventually sell this boat, we are entitled to the proceeds.
"(The) only person who wants to take legal action is Low. For him to take legal action, he can come and prove to us that it (the yacht) belongs to him.
"It (the yacht) is very costly, so we want to know where he got the money (to buy it), and when we trace the money, eventually we will find that the money is from 1MDB," Mahathir said.
The premier was speaking to reporters at the Boustead Cruise Centre today after having toured the luxury vessel himself, which was being docked there.
He claimed that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) had assured the new government that the yacht belongs to Low and that it was paid for with "stolen money" from 1MDB.
"They (DOJ) said if we want to keep it, we are entitled to it because this is ours, bought with stolen Malaysian money, and when we eventually sell this boat, we are entitled to the proceeds.
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