KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak Report editor Clare Rewcastle Brown claimed that a senior Malaysian politician had joked with her that she could only be arrested if she entered Malaysia.
Rewcastle Brown, who had previously claimed that she was at risk of being arrested by the Malaysian authorities for exposing corruption in the country, said she was informed by British authorities that Interpol had rejected a Red Notice application for her – although she did not specify when the application was made.
A Red Notice is a request to law enforcement agencies worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender or similar legal action.
Last month, BBC reported that Malaysian law enforcement officials had twice applied for an Interpol Red Notice for Rewcastle Brown on charges related to her 1MDB reporting….