The Star reported today that the home of Taek Jho Loh's parent was forfeited under AMLA law by government.
To the Chinese, their family home, more so ancesteral home, are almost sacred. Will that mean Jho Loh should come out of the woodwork to defend them?
But then, a petty, but pertinent matter, to any mother would be:
How is Jho Loh to return, if government took away their home?If used as reason to justify Jho Loh not return to Malaysia, it will disappoint Malaysians seeking the full episode of 1MDB to unfold and the truth on whether Tun Dr Mahathir's allegation that Dato Najib is a thief is not a politically motivated slander.
There is basis to doubt Mahathir. He has yet to reveal anything sensible and justified explanation to his claim RM42 billion "lesap".
More so, Tan Sri Muhyiddin said in June 2018 that Jho Loh is the main criminal. So Najib is a mere thief but getting the full brunt of Mahathir's political vengence?
Muhyiddin said then that they know Jho Loh's whereabout.
But only in October last year that police seek Interpol's help. Singapore requested Interpol's help in 2016 with Malaysia's knowledge.
Police's CID with the consent of the Attorney General filed charges against Jho Loh and his father for money laundering in late August last year.
Local media did not report but Singapore's Straits Times reported the charge was to enable a new warrant of arrest for Interpol.
The forfeiting of the Loh's family home could be related to this court action.
Interpol's assistance does not mean the elusive Jho Loh could be easily captured and deported back.
So the legal drama continues...
Jho Loh was also charged in absentia together with four others for AMLA offenses related to Petrosaudi deal in early December.
Earlier in November, US Department of Justice charged Jho Loh and his fellow accomplice for money laundering for a total sum of US$4.5 billion.
For an amount worth almost RM20 billion, only one charge?
DOJ should hired Tommy Thomas, Dato Gopal Sri Ram and Dato Sulaiman Abdullah, they could churn out at least 60 charges!
There were few court actions involving Jho Loh but still no Jho Loh only drama on his whereabouts and intentions by authorities to capture and extradite him.
It may have made Lim Kit Siang restless to blurt out the same curiosity. Only he divert the question from government to Dato Hishamuddin.
The government's answer is to create more drama to get Singapore to seize Jho Loh's private jet and did a questionable seizure of superyatch Equinimity.
DOJ dismissed the forfeiture of Equinimity, but government seized the superyatch with the hope to sell it for RM1.2 billion.
It did not attract any bidders due to it's unclear status, and cost taxpayers US$500,000 per month to maintain.
All the drama, the only response to Lim Kit Siang was a possibility of reward for Jho Loh in February?
The Rantau by-election will be in April. Maybe there will be more drama to cover up the absence of the main criminal from the 1MDB cases in court.
Malaysian government is suing Goldman Sach and the pre-trial is due in June. That is a script to come.
With a new IGP to come, maybe Jho Loh will be brought back. Hope AGC would give Goldman a Malaysian hospitality with 60 lawsuits; one for every correspondence. 😉