Soh Chee Wen awaits sentencing


John Soh Chee Wen in 2016.Photographer: Sam Kang Li/Bloomberg

PETALING JAYA: Singapore’s public prosecutors are seeking a 40-year jail sentence for convicted John Soh Chee Wen for his role in the island republic’s biggest case of stock market manipulation case in 2013.

The Straits Times reported prosecutors are also seeking a 19.5-year jail term for his co-conspirator, Quah Su-Ling. The pair were convicted on all 10 charges of market manipulation brought against them under the Securities and Futures Act.

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