Ren Ci Hospital, Venerable Shi Ming Yi charged in court !

last SG · 2008-07-15T14:09:54+00:00

I think the government should also look into religious groups and their spending...there were much rumours about City Harvest then; another organization run...

Rednano SG

Posted: 15 July 2008 1108 hrs

SINGAPORE: Head of Ren Ci Hospital, the Venerable Shi Ming Yi has been charged in court for alleged forgery, conspiracy and misuse of funds.

Venerable Ming Yi, who was also former Ren Ci Chairman, was slapped with 10 charges Tuesday morning.

The monk faces four charges under the Penal Code involving two counts of alleged criminal breach of trust.

He also faces one count of alleged forgery for the purpose of cheating and one count of abetment for allegedly falsifying accounts.

He also faces six charges under the Charities Act for allegedly providing false information.

Two of his associates Raymong Yeung and Phua Seow Hua were also alleged to have gone into conspiracy with the Venerable and were also charged in court Tuesday.

Separately, a volunteer from Ren Ci was charged with allegedly possessing some 70 copies of obscene film.

Venerable Ming Yi, also known as Goh Kah Heng, is out on S$200, 000 bail.

The case will be heard in court on August 4.

Venerable Ming Yi has been on leave for five months before his arrest on Monday night.

He had been under probe by the Commercial Affairs Department.

The Commercial Affairs Department was called in after auditors engaged by the Health Ministry highlighted possible irregularities in some of the charity's financial transactions.

The Ministry of Health had said that several transactions, which involved several million dollars, could not be satisfactorily explained.

Ren Ci and 11 other large Institutions of a Public Character were subject to the Health Ministry's general review in July 2006.

Ren Ci is believed to be the third largest health charity in Singapore after the National Kidney Foundation and SingHealth Endowment Fund.

The Commissioner of Charities has suspended Venerable Ming Yi from his office as Chief Executive Officer of Ren Ci Hospital & Medicare Centre with immediate effect.

He will also be suspended from his executive positions in five other charities: Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery, Foo Hai Ch'an Buddhist Cultural and Welfare Association, Singapore Buddhist Free Clinic and The Singapore Regional Centre of the World Fellowship of Buddhists, and the
Katho Temple.

He remains the religious leader of the Foo Hai Ch'an Monastery.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/360407/1/.html

hondapons SG

haiz....sad...

Leeky SG

He will be casted to 18th level Hell!!!

Poor karma which he and his family memebers have to pay 4!!!!

Shame on him.

On behalf of all ex- RIs, f him,go 2 hell now!!!!

monoslayer SG

He will be casted to 18th level Hell!!!

Poor karma which he and his family memebers have to pay 4!!!!

Shame on him.

On behalf of all ex- RIs, f him,go 2 hell now!!!!

he is innocent until proven gulity.

Hwaimeng SG

well i hope that he didnt pay himself $600k per month like that fucker ex-NKF Director

Hwaimeng SG

check his toilet got Gold Tap a not ....???

ChoCoChips SG

He will be casted to 18th level Hell!!!

Poor karma which he and his family memebers have to pay 4!!!!

Shame on him.

On behalf of all ex- RIs, f him,go 2 hell now!!!!

so fast give verdict liao?

if in the end he innocent how?

u go hell instead?

balance_else_complacent SG

He will be casted to 18th level Hell!!!

Poor karma which he and his family memebers have to pay 4!!!!

Shame on him.

On behalf of all ex- RIs, f him,go 2 hell now!!!!

Are you against the Reverend personally or

is it you detest his religion?

are you just like that speaking like a little young boy?

I agree with Monoslayer that a person, regardless of Race , Language or Religion ,

is Innocent until Proven Guilty.

I also kept an open mind when Kang was charged last time. Of course, its now in history books that he is Guilty as charged.

Leeky SG

Hallo, young boys.

If we want 2 charge a person like him w/o he goes 2 jail or a fine,is it a wasting of yr $?

Waking up yr bloody mind, act like us, u r dam stupid!!! worst than our dogs here!!!!

Stupid ass kiss my cocK!!!

Ferret SG

RedizAlertz SG

I dun know if i shld believe he is guilty..perhaps he is being a scapegoat?

Seriously, given his previous acts during those charity shows...I dun believe a greedy person can do tat...so, yeah, I agree he is innocent unless proven guilty.

I jus hope he really really aint one of those kind..or else really lose hope liaoz..

Leeky SG

we have let him go to settle his own p problem 4 so long in overseas and yet he feels no remorse and acts as innocent like u dam!!!

we charged him and he can afford to ask a frd 2 pay a bail of S$200k ,wow,worst than Mr Durai,

What a bastard monk !!!!taking all the good heart $ and enjoyed himself like a king!!!

I have nothing 2 do with him,but he is a disgrace to us as a sillyporean!!!

If he is not guitly, I will go to hell,if he is guilty, you go to hell ,ok!

deal or not!!!

monoslayer SG

Hallo, young boys.

If we want 2 charge a person like him w/o he goes 2 jail or a fine,is it a wasting of yr $?

Waking up yr bloody mind, act like us, u r dam stupid!!! worst than our dogs here!!!!

Stupid ass kiss my cocK!!!

STFU n stop whining like a gu niang.

Ferret SG

The sillyporean has spoken. All shalt obey.

Leeky SG

Bet or not!!!

No balls,then goes to hell!!!

Stupid!!!

monoslayer SG

The sillyporean has spoken. All shalt obey.

All hail the high n almighty sillporean!

Ferret SG

All hail the high n almighty sillporean!

ke ke ke.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

LOL... you speak like you know the facts. If you think he's guilty... show the facts please.

It's a fact that he's been charged.

SINGAPORE: Head of Ren Ci Hospital, the Venerable Shi Ming Yi has been charged in court for alleged forgery, conspiracy and misuse of funds.

But whether it's true... it's another issue.

Key word - allege

The monk faces four charges under the Penal Code involving two counts of alleged criminal breach of trust.

He also faces one count of alleged forgery for the purpose of cheating and one count of abetment for allegedly falsifying accounts.

He also faces six charges under the Charities Act for allegedly providing false information.

Gackt247 SG

Haiz.. true or not.. guilty or not.. such news just makes me skeptical of charities.

youyayu SG

so what are the odds? Singapore pool got collect bid for this anot