Soh Chee Wen slapped with seven new witness tampering charges


SINGAPORE: Seven new witness tampering charges were brought Tuesday against John Soh Chee Wen (pix), the alleged mastermind of the 2013 penny stock crash.

That brings the total number of charges Soh now faces to 188. He initially faced 181 charges over alleged violations of the Securities and Futures Act, and has been in remand since his arrest on Nov 24.

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