Final arguments for the City Harvest Church (CHC) case were made by
both the defence and prosecution in court on Friday (Nov
20).
The defence pleaded for
leniency on behalf of the six church leaders,
including founder Kong Hee, while the prosecution maintained that
they had abused the trust placed
in them.
Some church followers started queuing from the
wee hours of the morning to attend the session.
Here are some quotes that stood out:
- Mr Edwin Tong, lawyer for church founder Kong Hee
Kong Hee with his lawyer Edwin Tong outside the
State Courts on Nov 20. ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
-Deputy Public Prosecutor (DPP) Christopher Ong
- Letter from 173 church executive members pleading leniency for
the accused
- Mr Kenneth Tan, lawyer for ex-CHC finance committee member John
Lam
- Mr Andre Maniam, lawyer for ex-finance manager Serina Wee
Serina Wee arriving at the State Courts on Nov 20.
ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
- DPP Christopher Ong on Kong Hee
- Mr Tan, who has been with the church for a decade, started
queueing outside the State Courts at 3am
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