The prosecution had said during the hearing that the six had not shown remorse for their actions. By the time Kong and five others entered a packed courtroom in 2013 to face trial, the case had become one of the most anticipated trials of the decade.Īt the close of a five-day appeal hearing in September 2016, Justice Chan Seng Oon had called the Crossover Project a "very extravagant" way of spreading the gospel. This was decided during a pre-trial conference on Monday (Jan 25), parties confirmed with The Straits Times. The saga began in 2010, when Kong and 16 others were picked up by the police to assist in investigations. City Harvest case: Appeal hearings set for September before a three-judge panel SINGAPORE The appeal hearings for the six City Harvest Church leaders have been set for Sept 19 to Sept 23. Making it clear that Kong was the mastermind behind the conspiracy to cause wrongful loss to the church and defraud auditors, Judge See Kee Oon had dealt him the stiffest sentence of eight years in jail. Later, another $26 million was used to cover up the initial misdeed. The court found that they had invested $24 million from CHC's building fund in bogus bonds from music production firm Xtron and glass-maker Firna, and the money was used to fund the Crossover Project. Pastor Kong Hee and five other CHC leaders were arrested in June 2012 and charged with conspiring to cheat CHC of millions of dollars. This project aimed to attract non-Christians through her songs and spread the Gospel among them, the defence had said. In October 2015, the six were convicted of misappropriating about $50 million in church funds to fuel the pop music career of Kong's wife, Ms Ho Yeow Sun, through the Crossover Project. Abuse International No One Is Happy with Singapore Megachurch Pastor's Prison Sentence Both City Harvest Church's Kong Hee and his prosecution appeal, but ask for opposite outcomes. 'You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created. Sharon Tan: From 21 months to five to six years' jail John Lam: From three years to eight to nine years' jail Serina Wee: From five years to 11 to 12 years' jail Tan Ye Peng: From five-and-a-half-years to 11 to 12 years' jail Kong Hee: From eight years to 11 to 12 years' jailĬhew Eng Han: From six years to 11 to 12 years' jail In November 2015, the prosecution said that the 21 months to eight years given to the six were "manifestly inadequate", and called for longer sentences as follows:
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