SINGAPORE: Ex-BSI banker Yeo Jiawei was found guilty on all four charges of witness tampering in the money-laundering case involving billions of dollars alleged to be misappropriated from Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).
District Judge Ng Peng Hong yesterday handed down the verdict against Yeo after a 12-day trial last month, observing that Yeo was “unreliable” and “not credible”. Seven other charges against Yeo, which concern cheating, money laundering and forgery, will be dealt with next year.
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