All six City Harvest Church (CHC) leaders were sentenced today (Nov 20).
The six co-accused are: Senior pastor Kong Hee, 51; deputy senior pastor Tan Ye Peng, 43; former finance managers Serina Wee, 38, and Sharon Tan, 40; former church investment committee members Chew Eng Han, 55, and John Lam, 47.
Here are the punishments in the order of the length of time in jail:
Kong Hee: Sentenced to 8 years' jail
A Channel NewsAsia reporter said Kong's ears "turned red".
#CHCtrial: Kong Hee's ears turned red as sentence was read out, says our reporter https://t.co/tgTeB2wgVJ pic.twitter.com/deTbDGq2dm
— Channel NewsAsia (@ChannelNewsAsia) November 20, 2015
Chew Eng Han: Sentenced to 6 years' jail - He will appeal.
Tan Ye Peng: Sentenced to 5.5 years' jail (5 years, six months)
#CHCtrial: Tan Ye Peng's lawyer asks to defer start of sentence till after start of school https://t.co/tgTeB2wgVJ pic.twitter.com/7LN7uP5Pmm — Channel NewsAsia (@ChannelNewsAsia) November 20, 2015
Serina Wee: Sentenced to 5 years' jail.
John Lam: Sentenced to 3 years' jail.
Sharon Tan: Sentenced to 1.75 years' jail (21 months).
The co-accused have 14 days to appeal their sentences.
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