CHC Trial
The highest court stands by the High Court’s decision; reduced charge and shorter jail terms remain for Kong Hee and team.
CHC Trial
The highest court stands by the High Court’s decision; reduced charge and shorter jail terms remain for Kong Hee and team.
检方在城市丰收案件中提出的刑事参考今早受理;公众席上座无虚席。
The Criminal Reference filed by the Prosecution in the City Harvest case was heard today before a packed crowd in the public gallery.
在康希和团队今天(2017年4月21日)开始服刑之际,他们依然心系城市丰收教会。
In the past two weeks, City Harvest Church walked through its toughest period in its 27-year history. Members of the church share their thoughts.
In a 303-page written judgment, the High Court detailed its grounds for upholding the guilty conviction of the six CHC leaders while reducing their sentences.
7 April 2017 – Summary of CHC hearing.
Their conviction remains, but Kong Hee’s sentence is reduced from eight years to three years and six months while sentences for others range from seven months to three years and four months.
A look back at the key arguments in the City Harvest appeals last week.
15 September 2016 – Summary of CHC hearing.
On the final day of appeals, all six appellants argued that criminal breach of trust had not been made out by the prosecution beyond a reasonable doubt, while the DPP presented his submissions for longer sentences.
The prosecution’s submissions today gave rise to long arguments over the importance of control, intention vs motive and the absence or presence of dishonest mens rea.