God will have mercy on her, but the court won't.
See today's news. (below) It was also reported on
the Straits Times and The New Paper.
Amutha Valli ordered to pay
S$372,000 in costs in exorcism case
By Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 16 March 2009 2212 hrs
SINGAPORE: The woman who lost her exorcism law suit against the
Novena Church has been ordered to pay costs and disbursements
amounting to some S$372,000.
Disbursements include charges such as court filing fees and
doctor's fees.
Madam Amutha Valli Krishnan will have to pay the six churchgoers
she tried to sue, more than S$300,000 in lawyers fees and
disbursements.
She will also have to pay over S$72,000 in disbursements to the
Church and the two defendant priests, Father Simon Tan and Father
Jacob Ong.
Another sum of over S$92,000 - comprising largely of costs to get
psychiatrists to testify for the defence - has been referred for
taxation.
A Supreme Court registrar will decide if the sums claimed are
reasonable.
Two defence lawyers, Senior Counsel Jimmy Yim and Mr Tito Isaac,
have not asked for their legal fees to be included in the
costs.
But had they done so, their fees for the 32-day trial could have
come up to between S$500,000 and S$1 million.
- AFP/yb