SINGAPORE (May 24): After stretching over nearly two months, hearings for the first tranche of witnesses in the trial of alleged 2013 penny stock crash masterminds John Soh Chee Wen and Quah Su-Ling has finally come to an end.

So far, 12 prosecution witnesses – mostly remisiers and dealers – have taken to the stand to testify against the duo.

Soh and Quah are alleged to have manipulated over 189 trading accounts to inflate the shares prices of Blumont Group, Asiasons Capital (now known as Attilan Group) and LionGold Corp – collectively known as BAL.

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