JOHNSON Lee, accused of swindling thousands of Malaysians in a money game, surfaced this afternoon at a press conference organised by Gerakan.

The 28-year-old founder of JJ Poor to Rich (JJPTR) turned up at a community hall in Kampung Kasippilai, off Jalan Ipoh in Kuala Lumpur, where he is expected to refund some 100 disabled investors.

Several armed policemen are also at the scene but no untoward incident was reported.

“This is the first phase of returning investments. They (the 100 disabled people) will be refunded fully today.”

When asked how much has been returned so far, Lee said he had to refer to his finance department for the figures.

“I have a lot of investors, I have to refer to my finance department on the amount I am going to return today.”

Lee then refused to take further questions, saying that he wanted to focus on the disabled investors.

Ang Tiau Koh, 58, said he had invested US$1,000 and hopes to get back his money.

“I invested US$1,000 and in March and April, I did get my returns as promised,” he said.

The part-time cashier from Kepong also said he would consider investing again if he gets back all his capital.

“I was first introduced to this investment by friends. My relatives also invested in this. I want to take back my cash first, then I’ll decide later.”

Lee Tu In, 23, said he plans to reinvest in JJPTR soon and is waiting for the return of his capital.

“I invested RM1,800 and got around RM300 interest. I’m not sure whether I will get my capital back but I’ll invest again.”

Tu In said his family and friends introduced him to the JJPTR scheme, adding that it was a good investment.

Johnson, clad in a grey tee-shirt, arrived at the community hall at 1.30pm to meet 100 disabled workers from Segambut, Kepong and Brickfields. He left at 2.20pm.

Andy Yong, Gerakan deputy national Youth chief, said he was approached two weeks ago by some 20 disabled investors who sought his help to set up a meeting with JJPTR.

They were worried following news that JJPTR’s accounts were hacked, causing the company to lose up to RM500 million.

“As a gesture of goodwill, JJPTR agreed to our proposal two days ago to refund the disabled investors,” Yong said. – May 10, 2017.