25 on Red Notice list wanted by Malaysia
At least 25 people wanted by Malaysian authorities are on the Interpol Red Notice list.
Of the total, two are Malaysians, including former police officer Sirul Azhar Umar, who was convicted of murdering Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu, and insurance agent Kueh Kong Ing, who was involved in three non-existent insurance schemes worth RM10,000.
The 23 foreigners on the Red Notice list at Malaysia’s behest include four North Korean men suspected of involvement in the 2017 murder of Kim Jong-nam, the estranged brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in 2017.
It is also believed that fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, or Jho Low, was also on the list but none of the 195 Interpol member countries had located him.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail had said the notice against Low and four other fugitives linked to the 1Malaysian Development Bhd scandal was still in force. The information, however, is restricted and not publicly available.
In January, a Thai court ordered the extradition of Malaysian businessman Teow Wooi Huat to China for fraud, one of the most recent successful extraditions under the Red Notice.
Another Malaysian, Teo Boon Ching, was arrested in Thailand in October and extradited to the United States, where he was wanted for trafficking African wildlife.
A Red Notice is a call for Interpol member countries to locate and arrest any individual subject to pending extradition.
The notice is issued upon the request of a member country, or an international tribunal based on a national arrest warrant.
Interpol’s role is to assist national police forces in identifying and locating wanted individuals with a view to their arrest and extradition.
In addition, notices are usually used by the United Nations, the International Criminal Tribunals and the International Criminal Court to seek persons wanted for committing crimes within their jurisdiction, notably genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.