Prosecution seeks no bail for accused scam caller in Cambodia-linked syndicate

At a court mention on 1 December 2025, the prosecution urged that no bail be offered to Wayne Soh You Chen.

According to the state media The Straits Times, the police prosecutor said Soh’s charge under the Organised Crime Act is non-bailable and argued that he presents a high flight risk.

According to the prosecutor, Soh maintained strong links with the syndicate’s masterminds.

He noted there was reason to believe that leaders who remain at large could attempt to contact or collude with Soh if he were released on bail.

Soh, aged 27, and 32-year-old Brian Sie Eng Fa were charged on 17 November 2025 with facilitating cheating linked to an organised criminal group.

According to charge sheets, victims lost at least S$41 million across 438 cases.

Two suspects among 34 sought for syndicate behind Singapore government-official scams

Court documents state that both men allegedly acted as scam callers in a Phnom Penh call centre and carried out their offences on or around 9 September.

The syndicate was purportedly involved in government-official impersonation scams targeting victims in Singapore.

According to information provided in court, the pair were among 34 suspects wanted by the Singapore Police Force for involvement in the group’s activities.

These operations were disrupted during a joint raid by the Singapore Police Force and the Cambodian National Police on 9 September.

The prosecutor told the court that Soh fled the compound prior to the raid and was subsequently arrested and deported to Singapore.

The Singapore Police Force said on 16 November that Soh and Sie were detained overseas by police in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Khon Kaen, Thailand, respectively.

Wife and daughter in Cambodia

Noting that Soh had been living in Cambodia with his wife and daughter, the prosecutor said he demonstrated an ability to sustain himself abroad.

He added that Soh’s alleged access to cryptocurrency funds through the syndicate complicated efforts to trace financial flows.

Given the scale of the alleged fraud, the cross-border operations and the value involved, the prosecution maintained its position that Soh should not be granted bail.

Soh’s lawyer, Gino Hardial Singh, who also represents Sie, said Soh had surrendered to Cambodian authorities and was not evading law enforcement.

The lawyer stated he would seek a bail review for both men at an appropriate time.

For Sie, the prosecution sought a further week of remand, citing investigative delays due to the complexity of syndicated criminal activity.

Sie is scheduled for his next court mention on 8 December, while Soh’s case has been set for a pre-trial conference on 19 December.

Both accused appeared in court via video-link and remained composed throughout the proceedings.

Beyond Soh and Sie, 25 other Singaporeans and six Malaysians remain wanted for their alleged involvement in the organised crime group.

One Malaysian suspect, Bernard Goh Yie Shen, aged 24, was arrested by the Cambodian National Police in Phnom Penh and deported to Malaysia.

On 17 November, the Royal Malaysia Police handed him over to Singapore’s Criminal Investigation Department.

Goh was charged on 18 November with overseeing the operations of a call centre that allegedly targeted and cheated victims in Singapore.

The syndicate was reportedly run by fugitive Singaporean Ng Wei Liang, who is accused of recruiting his older brother, cousin, and girlfriend.

Other reported members of the syndicate were charged in September under the Organised Crime Act.