Malaysian fugitive businessman to be deported to China

ANN/THE STAR – Malaysian fugitive businessman Tedy Teow Wooi Huat is expected to be deported to China soon, though Malaysian police had requested for his repatriation as well.

Assistant national police chief Police Lieutenant-General Surachate Hakparn said this during a press conference at the Royal Thai Police Headquarters in Bangkok on Friday.

“Now, he (Teow) is under the custody of Immigration Police and (we are) preparing to send him to China,” he said.

Malaysia and China were after Teow who was on the Interpol Red Notice list for questioning.

Teow was under Thai Immigration Police custody after his visa was revoked on July 22, and since then he had been awaiting deportation by the Thai authorities.

On July 25, the Royal Malaysia Police said it was in the process of applying for Teow to be repatriated to Malaysia to assist in investigations under Section 420 of the Penal…