Malaysian businessman John Soh Chee Wen, who was the conspirator of the largest and most serious case of stock market manipulation in Singapore, was sentenced to 36 years in prison by the Singapore High Court yesterday.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): John Soh Chee Wen, the mastermind of Singapore’s biggest case of stock market manipulation that wiped out nearly S$8 billion in market value in October 2013, on Wednesday (Dec 28) was sentenced to 36 years in jail, while his co-conspirator Quah Su-Ling was handed 20 years.
Business News - Prosecutors are asking for a jail sentence of 40 years for John Soh Chee Wen, the mastermind of Singapore’s biggest case of stock market manipulation, that wiped out nearly $8 billion in market capitalisation in October 2013. A sentence of 19½ years’ jail is sought for. Read more at www.tnp.sg