THE Kuala Lumpur magistrates’ court has issued warrants of arrest for fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho and four others for criminal charges in relation to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.

Charges against the five – Low, Tang Keng Chee, Loo Ai Swan, Geh Choh Heng and Tan Kim Loong – were filed in absentia at the Sessions Court today but were not read in open court.