Roderick Edward Martin, a lawyer representing BSI private banker Yak Yew Chee, leaves the High Court after a hearing on a request by Yak to release money from his bank account which was frozen as part of Singapore's money laundering probe linked to 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), in Singapore February 5, 2016. REUTERS
SINGAPORE: A private banker, caught up in Singapore's money laundering probe linked to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), was a key link between the embattled state investor, a Swiss private bank and a Malaysian businessman connected to the troubled fund.
Yak Yew Chee, a senior banker at Swiss-based BSI Singapore, has emerged for the first time as a key figure in Singapore's money laundering probe, according to documents released at Singapore High Court last week.
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