City Harvest church founder Kong Hee and 4 others arrested

last SG · 2012-06-26T16:20:59+00:00

seriously, wat are they feeding these ppl?Virgin blood.

Honeybunz SG

S$500,000 bail for each and they can all afford it . ...amazing grace!
And 200 supporters outside court house!...amazing grace!

these 200 ppl got no school to attend, no job to do?

Bikeforceful SG

Actually it should be standard procedure that every church or religious organisation MUST have a bank account . Tithes then MUSt be paid into the accounts via bank transfers ATM using cash or credit card and also cheques . NO cash money to be collected so that there is paper flow and transparency!

fudgester SG

Look at this idiot. Not only does he want to donate to defend Kong Hee, he thinks that everyone's donations for charity can be anyhow used to defend.

Uhh.... sue CAD?

Dang, that's some strong stuff he's smoking.

motoway SG

are these people bai chi?

Kuali Baba SG

Uhh.... sue CAD?

Dang, that's some strong stuff he's smoking.

No, that was sarcasm. Just read the rest of his tweets.

Honeybunz SG

Is stupid Sun Ho going to be charged?

Auscli SG

What everyone overlooks is the fact that Kong Hee is a protege of Phil Pringle from C3 Sydney. Pringle pulpit pimps continuously and has numerous unethical techniques to rip off the flock. C3 encourages the sheeple to mortgage or sell their houses and give the money to C3. Kong Hee has learnt a lot of fund raising techniques from Pringle.

Kong Hee is arguably Asia's most dangerous man because he has led so many people astray and he gives Christianity a bad name, as does Pringle.

As far as Kong Hee's wife goes she is not even a pastor's toenail. Neither is Kong Hee. Kong hee is a businessman who has seen an oppurtunity to fleece people of their assets and savings.

A guy like him deserves 100% to be in prison.

[imdestinyz] SG

im hoping she gets charged though...thats outright breach of trust... the money was used to fund her career... she has to play a part of the responsibility

4sg SG

Kong Hee Fat U...........some ang pow dole for my Kingdom, please!

Boyboyb SG

what for 200 supporters outside the court ? support what ?

the wife must be TREMBLING instead of SHAKING & DANCING now !

fudgester SG

No, that was sarcasm. Just read the rest of his tweets.

Phew. There's hope for mankind after all.

QX179R SG

City Harvest's founder Kong Hee, four others charged

SINGAPORE: Five senior members of City Harvest Church (CHC), including its founder Kong Hee, was charged in court on Wednesday with misappropriating church funds.

The prosecution is levelling three charges against the five -- involving over S$50 million in total.

This is more than the S$23 million earlier announced by the Commissioner of Charities.

The first charge centres on purported bond investments made by the church in two companies, Xtron Productions and PT The First National Glassware.

These bond investments, which the prosecution said are "sham transactions", were allegedly devised to conceal the diversion of some S$24 million from the church's Building Fund to fund Ho Yeow Sun's music career. Ho is Kong Hee's wife.

Four people are liable for the first set of charges - Kong Hee, Tan Ye Peng, Lam Leng Hung and Chew Eng Han.

The second charge relates to a series of transactions that some of the accused had created to clear the purported bond investments off the church's accounts.

They allegedly misappropriated a further S$26.6 million from the church's funds.

It's alleged that the money was circulated through a complicated series of transactions to create the false appearance that the purported sham bond investments had been redeemed.

For these charges, which have been termed as "round-tripping", three people are liable - Tan Ye Peng, Chew Eng Han and Tan Shao Yuen Sharon.

The third charge relates to the falsification of church's accounts to cover their tracks.

It's alleged that Tan Ye Peng, Chew Eng Han and Tan Shao Yuen Sharon doctored the church's books to give the false appearance that the bond investments had been redeemed.

In all, pastor and church founder Kong Hee faces three charges; senior pastor Tan Ye Peng faces 10 charges; finance manager Tan Shao Yuen Sharon faces seven charges; senior member Chew Eng Han faces 10 charges; and former secretary of the church's management board Lam Leng Hung faces three charges.

All five church members stood solemnly together in the dock when the charges were read to them.

The five have each posted bail of S$500,000 and have had their passports impounded.

Earlier in the morning, a media scrum broke out when Kong Hee and his wife, local songstress Sun Ho, arrived outside the Subordinate Courts.

Supporters belonging to City Harvest Church were also gathered outside the court.

Some were there as early as 7.30am. Their numbers swelled to over a hundred within an hour.

- CNA/ck

QX179R SG

Supporters of City Harvest Church gather outside court

SINGAPORE: Pastor Kong Hee and his wife Ho Yeow Sun arrived at the Subordinate Courts just before 9am on Wednesday.

Kong Hee and four other members of City Harvest Church (CHC) are expected to be charged on Wednesday for alleged criminal breach of trust and falsification of accounts of the church.

The other four members are Tan Ye Peng, Lam Leng Hung, Chew Eng Han and Sharon Tan.

More than a hundred supporters of City Harvest Church gathered outside the courts as early as 8.30am.

Most remained silent when approached by reporters and responded with "no comments".

One individual, who claims he is an employee of the church, said he will continue to support Pastor Kong Hee as he has known him for many years.

- CNA/ck

QX179R SG

City Harvest Church says activities to continue

SINGAPORE: City Harvest Church will continue with its activities despite the arrests of some of its church leaders over alleged misuse of funds.

A statement on City Harvest Church's website says operations and group meetings will carry on, including all weekend services at Singapore Expo and Jurong West.

The statement was issued by Aries Zulkarnain, the church's Executive Pastor.

It told members that church leaders, including Kong Hee, Tan Ye Peng, John Lam, Chew Eng Han and Sharon Tan were informed to attend court.

The statement said no case is being brought against the church.

It added that the church's Advisory Committee will continue to provide "spiritual leadership".

The committee is made up of the founder of Sydney's Christian City Church, Dr Phil Pringle, and founder of New York's Christian Cultural Centre, Dr A.R. Bernard.

The statement said both pastors were appointed City Harvest Church's advisory senior pastors.

It also said that the Church Management Board continues to provide guidance on the running of the church.

- CNA/de

dragg SG

every single one of them has 500k each for bail money?

4sg SG

When these 200 sillyporean-supporter-sheep going to learn that they have been conned, cheated, bluffed, robbed, sodomised, waylaid, swindled of their wretched, tiny little savings to support a cheat monster and ever vain aging harlot?

lce SG

every single one of them has 500k each for bail money?

only about 0.5% of wat they misappropriated

lce SG

Hallelujah

Praise the Lord of the court

Rachegoettinnemesis SG

IRONIC Lyrics to 'Fancy Free' song by Sun Ho

Woke up feeling like a millionaire,
Walking down the street with the wind in my hair,
All the boys stare, say I look so good,
No, I'm not cocky but I knew that they would,

Cause everywhere I go my life is a party,
I don't have a worry, the sun keeps on shining on me,
Look how it's shining on me, (Oh),
You can't tell me nothing, look out cause I'm coming,
The street is my runway and everyone's looking at me,
All of their eyes are on me, (All of their eyes are on me)
And I....

I feel so beautiful, (I'm lovely),
Can't no one tell me no (I'm fancy free),
My life's a circus show (It's lovely),
No matter where I go (I'm fancy free),

Dee, dee, dee, dee,

What kind of Pastor's wife prances and frolics around in skimpy bikinis with half naked Negro muscular gentlemen in music videos???? GREED is one of the 7 deadly sins...
50 million dollars and her career as a sexy pop singer is, to be brutally frank - "cannot make it".
MONEY Cannot buy Talent & Beauty both of which Sun HO sadly lacks...
C'est le monde et c'est la vie...
GOD wil give us justice! They could have built schools and hospitals and scholarships to the needy with that S$50 million but they did not! Avaricious swindling creepos!

Is the sun shining on Kong Hee and Sun Ho now???

God and/or Karma and/or Allah and/or Tua Pek Kong and/or Fate and/or Destiny and/or Kismet, etc. will give us common people Justice!

the Bear SG

just asking.. the money was used for his wife?

i didn't know stables cost that much!

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