KUALA LUMPUR: Fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, should be held accountable if the Equanimity superyacht was obtained through illegal means, says Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

“If the yacht was obtained in a manner that is illegal, in the sense that money that was not due to him was used, then he has to be accountable for it.

“Whatever has to be done should be on the basis of the rule of law,” he told reporters at the Parliament lobby on Monday (Aug 13).

Asked about Low’s claim that the US Department of Justice had not proven its case, Najib said he didn’t want to say anything.

“It’s up to him, because we are not involved with respect to the yacht at all,” he said.

The RM1bil superyacht Equanimity is currently berthed at the Boustead Cruise Centre in Pulau Indah, after it was handed over to Malaysian authorities by Indonesia late last week.