Malaysia: The World's Biggest Heist | 101 East
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- It's been branded the world's biggest heist - between 2009 and 2014 at least $4.5 billion was allegedly stolen from Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund, 1MDB.
At the centre of the scandal are the former Prime Minister, Najib Razak and the now fugitive Malaysian financier and alleged mastermind of the scam, Jho Low.
Ousted from power last year, Najib now faces almost 40 criminal charges and Jho Low is wanted in Malaysia, Singapore and the United States.
The heist allegedly began soon after a joint venture deal was signed between 1MDB and a little-known company called, PetroSaudi. Hundreds of millions were soon siphoned to a Swiss bank account controlled by Jho Low and then later, as alleged by the US Department of Justice, into Najib Razak’s personal bank accounts in Malaysia.
The world may never have known any of this, if it hadn’t been for a disgruntled PetroSaudi ex-employee, Xavier Justo. He leaked more than 200,000 confidential emails containing evidence of alleged criminal activity to a British journalist, Clare Rewcastle Brown.
At least half a dozen criminal investigations into the misappropriation of the billions of dollars from 1MDB are currently underway around the world and charges are being laid not only against the alleged conspirators, but executives from global financial institutions.
In this episode of 101 East we investigate the deals and alleged criminal cover-ups that robbed Malaysia of billions of dollars, and track down the accidental hero who blew the whistle.
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Can we please give Xavier’s wife PROPER CREDIT for the work and intelligence she had to get her husband out of the situation. It could have gone in so many other directions with anyone else.
The Malays too trusting of poor chinese refugees with their bribe giving culture.
Have to love and respect the wife, her loyalty and courage are something to behold.
Claire Rewcastle-Brown should get a Nobel Prize for investigative journalism. She pulled off what everyone thought was impossible. She broke through that infamous wall of silence and struggled through that cesspool of obfuscation to get to the precious truth. Claire Rewcastle-Brown is a hero of the working class everywhere.
nothing to do with her
It amazes me just how little coverage this gets in the wider world. Yes there are little flurries of attention every now and again but this is such a big lesson for the world to learn.
Now this is a story. Claire is a hero. Kudos for Xavier for being honest at the end. The system is broken and needs to be fixed to prevent another heist.
In every heist there's the one guy that is not paid off, spills the beans and brings the whole operation down claiming that he spoke up because it was the right thing to do. Xavier is that guy.
the last part kind of contradicts your point but yeah in most scams when it falls apart there is that one guy that will rat everyone out and claim they do it because that is the right thing to do.
Yeah they really hard to try and play him up but its obvious he wanted his cut didn't get it so then found somebody who would give it to him. LIke why would they be paying him millions of dollars for some above the board work?
lol right
The only reason why this case saw the light of day is because it was exposed by foreigners and caught the attention of the world media and people like Xavier and Claire who were brave enough to expose fraud and corruption.
The evidence is mindboggling. The real question is...will Najib be pardoned by the Agong? If that happens..what is the point of having law and jurisprudence. It will be another banana Republic in a few years.
The fact Xavier admits he probably would have up if he was paid makes him a bit more trustworthy for me. He's admitting to a basic human flaw: greed over principle.
Even the best Hollywood writer cannot come up with a story like the 1MDB scandal.
Man! Look at the size of that Billion Dollar Whale!
@@shengyi1701 lol
Thank you Al Jazeera for revelation of true story
Congratulations👏👏👏👏👏
Great journalism. Thank you for exposing the criminals. They are criminals of the worst kind causing untold pain and debt for generations to come for the Malaysians.
Hah story of the milennial.
In black n white. Fully to view
Any chance of Al Jazeera uncovering the wealth of Qatar's unelected rulers which is billions larger than the bozo Najiz stole?
The real criminal is DAP and PH party who now control malaysia.They become govt with making false news to destroy other govt.
@@gimzack9282 what is your source or are you part of internat properganda misdirection
Thank you Al Jazeera for having the courage and interest in exposing greedy humans among innocent mass.
Thank you for watching our content, Lam Cheek.
Dapig
Rosmah was the greedy pig to beat Imelda Marcos.
This is legendary. Honestly the greatest heist ever. Its amazing how you can get away with massive crime if you are in power. The step-son who invested the stolen money to produce the movie “The wolf of Wall Street” which is a movie about theft just made this more funnier. Rozak’s wife greed can never be unmatched. She played a great role for his downfall.
Najib has make malaysia become one of the highest debt country in Asia and force their people pay for it. . .
Bagus mari bayar huteng
Hahahaha siapa cakap.... hutang malaysia ok je.... x sangka still orang percaya malaysia banyak hutang
we have same same problem in spain
I don’t know why but the new government decided to pay back the 1MBD debt. That’s a question MoF has to answer to all Malaysian.
You are definitely right, bro. Its najib BN foolishly pandai-pandai marked up the debt figure to 1 Tri. Its najib BN who's created Tabung Tin Susu and indirectly encouraged people to pay the national debt with our own money by donating to that tabung.
I like the genuine bond between him and the wife
Al-Jazeera should put malay subtitles so that the rural people and najib supporters can understand this documentary! Everyone deserves to know the truth!
Very true!!!
Even if they knew the truth, for some strange reason corruption and stealing money is not really considered a crime among the malay folk. That's y u can see the effort to oust najib and bersih was mainly driven by the true patriots of the country, the non malays. plus u go try explain the intricacies of 1mdb to a typical malay... that would be a real challenge lol. and today you can see them mostly rallying due to racist reasons. what a bane these people are to malaysia...sigh
@@damienpenglin prove it, I sure you cant, PH cant, world also cant.. why? Because it not true.
@@teguhbersatu5016 What you mean PH?
suruh asal keluar umno tambah sarikata
Corruption know no bounds. Glad you guys made through it. Stay blessed.
These politician will not stop corruption even if they know that they would die next day.
Corruption is birth right of politicians 😂😂😂
Thank you claire and javier for save malaysian
Great news doco guys,bringing these stories to light we owe you so much,well done : )
This is incredible and am happy that this man is reunited with his family, but keep in mind that the spark that started the fire was that he wanted his money back, and he admits it even in the end that he may not have been so righteous. Saddening that absolute power corrupts absolutely
Xaviour and Clare both deserved a TAN SRI title for saving Malaysia.
Omfg, still so many people still believe najib is innocent 😱😱😱
Probably the reason is because he is being used by his wife, for her on personal wealth.
How can you called Jho Low as "Malaysian Financier"! He is a conman!
I went to my friend’s wedding in Malaysia. I was there for 10 days. I stayed in KL and Nilai Springs. What a beautiful country with wonderful people. I would love to go back.
Bijan, please sit down, do not run!
...and do not hide anything please
there is no where to run...no where to hide either
If he crossed the border, the end is coming for him.. 🚨🚨🚨🚁🚁🚁
This wan asma is a chinese bean army
At least we know that there is still justice in this world but not without its ups and downs for the whistleblower
What justice Jibby is still free as is JoLow
he work in london someone should intro him to british labour law to get pack due payment from his ex employer, but he choose to blackmail
yeah what's justice. jho low is enjoying till today. corruption is good
if there was a drop of justice left in this world...
When Najib trying to make come back, AlJazeera destroyed it! Maluapabossku!
Cut Najeebs hands off to pay for his crimes
Cut his hands better. Seize ALL of his and his family's property.
@@amirneeds2sleep If only that can be done bro. He still have at least 100 billion in a vault somewhere in Abu Dhabi if Deepak is telling the truth.
He is probably hiding billions in bitcoins yu never know....
Before giving punishment, he should be convicted of his crimes in a court of law of the country. We are civilized people yes?
@Far J UMNO best cybertrooper strikes again! don't dare reply my comment in other links?
Even though Xavier Justo was a key player and whistleblower, i think the real hero(ine) here is Claire Rewcastle Brown who fought really hard to expose the conspiracy. Her allegiance was always towards the truth right from the start.
as far as i'm concerned... hope justice will prevail in Malaysia. The whole world is waiting to see Najib & Rosmah in Jail...forever.
firing squad please !
wow even thai police helped cover up for najib.
They were given the dedak (fund) the reason the thai police supported najib in the cover up.
@@SuperWonderful79 Money makes the world go round 😂
Andrew Liew i guess. but its just so sad with this widespread corruption even thailand police can be paid to help the corrupt. all along i thought they are good neighbors.
Thai Police are corrupt lot
Thai police are jokes, you can buy each one of them for 1000 bath, about 20 usd
The best news channel Al Jazeera
FYI, Najib is still not jailed yet.
Even if he goes to jail, it's much like Hitler's version of a jail. A luxurious room that could possibly rival 5 star hotels per se. Unfortunate, to say the least.
What do you expect? Wonder how stocks exchange could fall deeply if he immediately put in jail? You really want this country to crash?
Hopefully soon..
@@goldbrodidoggo You've got Lim Guang Eng.
No not even Guan Eng could save if we jail him immediately. Former gov wants you to do everything fast and recoverable in no time, what?? They're angels before? No damage done and suddenly pure without sins? 3 planes crash already signs of bad luck during Najib's tenure
Tak malu ke bossku? 😅
Memang tak malu!!!
Orang Melayu yang menyokong Najib pun tak malu. Kenapa tak malu???
@@guruarunasalam9599 Racist ke apa?Tetiba sentuh kaum pula,ingat satu kaum yang sokong dia ke?
Guru Arunasalam Hindu tolong jangan bunuh bomba lagi tak?
Eshaan Menon
“Setiap agama mempunyai AKHLAK, dan akhlak Islam adalah MALU.”
[Hadith Sohih riwayat Ibn Majah].
Bossku tiada MALU ! Apakah itu sifatnya seorang Muslim yang boleh dikatakan pada setiap tahun tunai Umrah juga Hajji ? Terserlah itu adalahnya sifatnya seorang Munafiq dan Fasiq, kerana tiada Akhlak MALU !
@@bernardlee6973 kan dia cakap melayu yang sokong Najib, kalau hang melayu dan tak sokong Najib takyah la triggered ahaha
Now Najib is fishing for sympathy, constantly posting nonsense on social media, there's still huge proportion of gullible citizens that still believes he's innocent. And as the "rule of order & law" uphold by the new government, charges and conviction takes time. In the past, the former government BN can just convict someone in a snap of a finger.
Why are you saying that. He raised valid points. The bottom line is that the around 30% Malays whi voted for the current govt regretted their decision to bring down Najib
HAVEN'T U HEARD REALPOLITIC?
What a regret voting for PH last GE14
New government acts even worst
hamitokia he's an online troll nowadays, I hope he stays that way.
He lost the election so obviously most voters saw the corruption in Najib and his wife with all the expensive handbags, and Rolex watches they got.
I like how the whistleblower is pretending to care about poor people losing money when he only raised the alarm after his employer refused to pay him.
Well put
Yep. As much as I am glad he did, I'm not going to praise him for doing so. He is just looking for a pay day and would have stayed silent if he got it.
I’m ashamed yet so proud. I’m ashamed because of how corrupt it’s. But Malaysian make me proud on striking back without causing any problem. We use the power of democracy.
Aku bangga sebab x basah hancing dan aku malu sebab org melayu sendiri yg jatuhkan melayu.
@@kecohmedia839 ahahaha koyak ke? Video 25 min tu tak tengok sampai habis ke? Takkan masih nak jilat?
@@pashatricep5443 biar pemimpin Islam yg korup asalkan bkn pemimpin kafir yg tidak membela Islam!! Itu ciri pemimpin yg diperlukan. Bkn mcm skrg, Islam dicabul!!! Btw Najib masih belum terbukti bersalah, tapi PH dah terbukti penipu
@@kecohmedia839 pemimpin islam korup pun teruk jugak
@@Sarah-yg8kt jadi kau sanggup pemimpin bkn islam yg x membela islam menjadi pemimpin kau? Tahniah
This is not the biggest heist. There’s far bigger. This was just the biggest one to get caught
oh, i was confused when i searched the biggest was from belgium.
Its not even really the biggest to be caught per say billions have been stolen from countries around the world by corrupt leaders.
"I thought there was something wrong with the company... and after they refused to pay me my severance for three years I finally turned them in." Yeah, sounds like a regular hero.
Yeah my thoughts. He wanted his share and made sure he got it.
@@freespiritable The thing is, he is just a legit businessman who fell into this money heist circle without knowing anything in the first place. Put yourself into his position, you would want to get your share as well after hearing what happened to the whole operation.
''As far that I am concern, no one tells me anything'' - Najib Razak 2018
May 2010 and still no one has been put in prisons or charged.... only in Malaysia.
Thank you Xavier and Clare
M: Memalukan negara!!
N: Malu apa bossku?
M: Kau calarkn imej negara yg aku dah bina selama ni
N: Bossku bkn biasa-biasa
I honestly never expected the shining jewel Malaysia to be victim of such corruption. I hope this time Mahathir hands over the country to capable, sustainable, ethical administration.
imagine if petro saudi paid xavier those amount and he didn’t keep those private emails. would he have still expose them? 🤔🤔🤔
The 'Real No.1' behind, is currently still in power, untouchable n highly respected n admired by majority of the people.
Thank you to the Thai King for his great wisdom.
This guy leaked his own company's info... just because he wasn't paid the loots, not because he was noble
Billion Dollar Whale - a book about Jho Low. What an entertaining read!!
Hi, may I suggest for Al Jazeera to add subtitles to this? Especially in Malay and Chinese. This will surely have further outreach and allowing more people to know the truth.
How many bags a lady should have? More than 100 apparently..
More than 500 actually, IF you're the first fat lady 😂😂😂
@citizens_crusade now hahaha nice one lol.
Itu babi nama nya hahaha
citizens_crusade now what the.. 😂😂
Lock him up, lock him up
MO1?
@@RUHappyATM Malaysia Official 1 Department Of Justice said MO1 is the culprit.
Just want to make sure who you meant.
Used to have a friend called Arif.
Prepare for my second album called "Until We Rich".
Tapi org tu tak tau malu pun...tambah pulak yg menyokong "Bosku malu apa" konon..mmg rosak and they call themself muslim??? Dah tak dpt beza sesuatu perbuatan tu berdosa atau tidak.."malu apa" katanya..sungguh MEMALUKAN ORANG BEGINI!!
dia org terlalu harap kerajaan suap ke mulut. kalau boleh hutang pon dia org tak mau bayar. bila PH tak dapat memenuhi kehendak maka mulalah nak sokong najib boss muka tak malu..dan kesilpan PH ialah terlalu banyak janji.
Yoke Mei Ng
“Setiap agama mempunyai AKHLAK, dan akhlak Islam adalah MALU.”
[Hadith Sohih riwayat Ibn Majah].
Bossku tiada MALU ! Apakah itu sifatnya seorang Muslim yang boleh dikatakan pada setiap tahun tunai Umrah juga Hajji ? Terserlah itu adalahnya sifatnya seorang Munafiq dan Fasiq, kerana tiada Akhlak MALU !
Buktikan dulu orang yg dituduh itu bersalah. Saya tak tahu pula, non-Muslim percaya kepada law of jungle? you call yourself a human?
Syed Daruzi tunggu masa je, next Tuesday najibs trial. Let’s wait n see. Bukti dah ada cuma charges byk diorang Nak sort out betul2. Nanti dia dah masuk jail kite tengok siapa cakap malu apa bossku masuk jail ye.
Kes berat kes besar banyak orang terlibat semua kena siasat dengan teliti ingat sehari dua dah ada keputusan ke? Dia dibenarkan ikat jamin sementara waktu saja bila hakim hakim tu dah selesai kerja mereka dah ada keputusan baru lah tahu dia bersalah atau tidak.
We have the same lazy useless government departments in Australia. They are paid to monitor and check allegations of wrong doing but they fail to do their jobs as it means they need to get off their bums and do some work.
I am 5 minutes in the documenrary, Aljazeera English should make more like this
God bless MALAYSIA
this documentary puts malaysia into spot light again.........i wonder why still no prosecution and "he" is so happy still
How can a person with rm22k salary per month..can afford millions worth of bags.
He has no businesses.
His dad does not give them billions when he died.
Doesnt make sense.
Her closet is close to the whole of pavilion combined
That whistle blower is needs to get punished as well. There is no in honor asking money for his whistle blowing.
How is this the world's biggest heist?
Pentagon, trillions... Hello?
Just go to the non fiction section of TH-cam.
and yet he is still out there, living freely as ever
He decided to blow the whistle after they didnt deliver his whole cut. Nothing like caring here.
I'm from Malaysia. Despite him being prosecuted, he still has many supporters. Just goes to show how important education and media reach is. Rural folks, who only read media controlled by his party still support him whole heartedly. To everyone, educate each other! God Bless
Mana penyokongggg najibbb semuaa??????😂😂 tak malu kah bosskuu????
And the biggest escape in the history of the world unfolds
Najis soon to be shamed in The Eye of the word in name of justice . Sit back n watch as the next episod continue.... Can't wait
What's the difference between this 101 East channel and the other 101 East?
Don't Shame My Boss... you can go to the jail with smile face.
1MDB is the worst humiliation of my country. The struggle for absolute power fuel by greed makes Malaysia sink
Al Jazeera always has great stories.
Now THIS is a scandal!
Waiting for the movie. Wow! Malaya is famous. 🤣
Good job! I praise him.
Malaysia one of the best countries to live. Even tho there was a corruption still Malaysia managed to be the top four countries in asia after japan Korea and Singapore. This crack down will make Malaysia even better. God bless Malaysia 🇲🇾 🇸🇴
hi how r u guys today☺️
I'm M'sian, X.Justo, You're really the great guy. Your son will be proud of you soon ...
The real hero in this saga is Clare Rewcastle Brown, a British investigative journalist. Anyone who knows anything about 1MBD knows this but even today she is in fear of being jailed.
Najib is level 100 Mafia Boss.
As an expat living Malaysia for over 12 years
Ì see an incredible amount of ìneqaulity, injustice and lack of the distrbution of the countrey's wealth and resources.
A country that has developed at a snails pace.
A country where the rich have become incredibly rich and the poor are left with the crumbs.
Corruption is rife throught the ruling elite, the rich who are tied in and ofcourse anyone with a uniform (civil services and the police)
Which i have personally experienced on several occasion.
Najib ofcourse took it to the higher level but you have to admit he could not have done this on his own and not by exploiting a current corrupt system.
Lets hope this is the begining of the end of corrupt practices and a fairer distribution of wealth.
*_Lets hope this is the begining of the end of corrupt practices and a fairer distribution of wealth._*
Looks like despite the 12 years you've spent here, you still don't know the country well enough.
@@najibrazakadalahperompakda1353
Despite your slightly condescending remark i am happy to admit i have still a lot to learn.
But you fail to enlighten me on what you think is the real situation in Malaysia.
Frankly this kind of glib statement is commen amongst Malaysian who either are uncapable of having a rational debate or dismissive of any critisim.
Too many piglets sucking at the teats of the great Sow. Pigs want to keep sucking and will protest if they are disconnected from those teats.
Apart from 1 MDB, Malaysia has 3 other unmentioned problems affecting it's economy. These need to be seen as a whole. They are
Global Anti Palm Oil movement, Global Low petrol price and almost 10 million foreign workers in Malaysia who send millions of ringgit overseas daily.
Seen as a whole, the new government or any future government need to recover from these 3 problems. Never in the history of Malaysia has these 3 combination of problems existed simultaneously. There is a difference between economic slowdown and economic gangrene. With these 3 issues, Malaysia is sailing in uncharted territory now. What are its plans for economic resurrection when there's so much of financial bleed? Affirmative action needs to be redone. Pointing fingers and rhetorics need to stop.
Nailed on the head.
Can’t help but wonder if the global anti palm oil movement is just a way for western countries to look after themselves.
@@IBLIZA23 to answer your question is easy. Always ask *Cui bono?*
Who benefits (from the boycott?)
If everyone buys palm oil, then who will buy the other 3 oils, sunflower, corn & canola? Who produces them? Who gains?
Great job. Very well analysed and presented.
There is much to do in Malaysia. Sadly, even after all this exposé many Malays cannot accept non-Malays to lead or turn things around. The race and religion card indoctrinated into Malays through Najib's regime will be a thorn always. It might take generations to overcome this and hopefully they won't be so fanatical with changes in the number of hours reduced on Religious Studies by Tun Mahathir. Good save Malaysia.
@@guruarunasalam9599 You are right and don't forget that we are losing our competitiveness to neighbouring countries, investments r pouring into Vietnam and Cambodia/Thailand. If Msia continues to stir up racial and religious sentiments, we r as good as gone! We need to revamp our education system and push out all religious indoctrination from our school system. You can still have them after school hours. Only thru proper education that our future generation can prepare for the future.
@@guruarunasalam9599 Dalit...untouchable caste...
Najib keep saying "i know nothing" and keep pointing finger.
This guy too was motivated by greed and envy
Where are his supporters, please comment here, how much of a hero ur najib is. Or korang penyokong x paham bhs inggeris, champion komen kampung buat apa
for sure they will reply "fitnah ph" , "fitnah dap" . They're delusional haha
@@dopechicken7422 hahaha agreed😁😃🤣
What if the Switzerland guy were paid at earlier stage, will he be acting as wistelblower
I went to school in Geneva with Tariq Obaid and Patrick Mahoney. I know both of them. I talked to Tariq 6 months ago. He's in Geneva chilling!
really?
@@BaekDid really!
🧢
@@romeopole3193 why the hat
When you accept millions and billions of dollars, it’s not a “gift”! It’s a bribe.
BOSSKU akan dapat biggest welcome ceremony at HOTEL SUNGAI BULOH tak lama lagi.
BOSSKU, jangan tunggeng ye kalau sabun terjatuh dalam bilik mandi.
banduan otai paling jambu...hahahaa
Lesson One: do not piss off anyone.
Then backswing might hurt!
I got scammed by a Malaysian once, I treated him like my brother :(
Dark of the knight stole my investment money. 1.5m it’s not a lot of money but for me that a lost.
Justo wasnt an angel!! Was trying to make money of his LIFE!!!
Impressive news organization, Al-Jazeera is a great source for unbiased perspective of the world.
The World is a Safer place because of Brave People like them
Fyi, Ds Najib Razak is still not jailed yet..
6th October 2019
The documentary was too short...but I like Xavier's honesty in the end...
Najib is a big crook
the face with not a single feeling of shame. NAJIB RAZAK
Xavier is brave but he must watch his back
Bravo!
next biggest heist is in Sri Lanka. Hope the international media looks into the Rajapakshas
I have worked with one of the world's most prestigious bank and I was in KYC department, so much due diligence and screening is done on each client to see if they r involved in Money Laundering etc...there are sanction countries. But still all these activities happen!!! All the banks, the political system are all in sync and help each other pass through this!!
Jgn main2 PAS berpuas dgn penerangan semua isu...maknanya fitnah...ha,ha,haram aku ketawa.....fuh ....