Trial of ex-BSI banker Yeo starts, former boss Swampillai to take stand

SINGAPORE (Oct 31): The closely-watched trial of Yeo Jiawei, the first person slapped with criminal charges related to the 1 Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) affair, kicked off on Monday afternoon.

While the former wealth planner with BSI Bank faces a total of 11 charges, the charges being heard now are the four charges related to perverting the course of justice by tampering with witnesses.

The prosecution has lined up nine witnesses for these four charges. Four of these nine witnesses took the stand on Monday. The first witness called was Tan Ghim Lay, former secretary of Kevin Swampillai, who is Yeo’s former colleague at BSI. 

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