SINGAPORE - A five-judge Court of Appeal on Feb 1, 2018, dismissed a bid by prosecutors to reinstate the original convictions for City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee and five others convicted of misusing millions of dollars in church funds - ending a marathon case involving the misuse of millions of dollars of CHC funds.1.
Chew, whose jail term was extended by 13 months after he tried unsuccessfully to flee the country, will be the last to complete his sentence. 4. WHAT WERE THEIR ORIGINAL CONVICTIONS AND SENTENCES? The six were originally charged and convicted of criminal breach of trust as agents, under Section 409 of the Penal Code.5. WAS THERE AN APPEAL, AND WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME? The six appealed against their convictions and sentences, while the prosecution appealed for harsher sentences.
This means that the apex court has now ruled that company directors, as well as governing board members or key officers of charities and officers of societies, who commit CBT are only liable to be punished under Section 406.In contrast, those who commit CBT under Section 409 may face up to 15 years' jail.
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