The Court of Appeal has laid down its decision.

The six City Harvest convicts will continue serving the same shortened sentences they were first handed by the High Court.

Packed courtroom

The judgement was read out in a packed courtroom on Thursday morning, Feb. 1, 2018.

A panel of three High Court and two appeal judges decided they agreed that City Harvest founder Kong Hee and his five fellow church leaders were not acting as “agents” as defined in Section 409 of the Penal Code for criminal breach of trust.

As such, here’s a quick rundown of the estimated dates the convicted will be allowed out of jail, provided they are released for home detention or given a discount for the remaining third of their sentences -- excluding former finance manager Sharon Tan, who finished serving two-thirds of her reduced seven-month sentence in 2017:

1. Kong Hee

Length of original jail term (from State Court): 8 years

Length of shortened jail term (from High Court): 3 years, 6 months

When he started serving jail: April 21, 2017

When he's likely to be out (for good behaviour): August 20, 2019

2. Tan Ye Peng

Length of original jail term (from State Court): 5 years, 6 months

Length of shortened jail term (from High Court): 3 years, 2 months

When he started serving jail: April 21, 2017

When he's likely to be out (for good behaviour): Around June or July 2019

3. Serina Wee

Length of original jail term (from State Court): 5 years

Length of shortened jail term (from High Court): 2 years, 6 months

When she started serving jail: April 21, 2017

When she's likely to be out (for good behaviour): December 20, 2018

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4. John Lam

Length of original jail term (from State Court): 3 years

Length of shortened jail term (from High Court): 1 year, 6 months

When he started serving jail: April 21, 2017

When he's likely to be out (for good behaviour): April 20, 2018

5. Chew Eng Han

Length of original jail term (from State Court): 6 years

Length of shortened jail term (from High Court): 3 years, 4 months

When he will start serving jail: February 22, 2018

When he's likely to be out (for good behaviour): Around April or May, 2020

6. Sharon Tan

Length of original jail term (from State Court): 1 year 9 months

Length of shortened jail term (from High Court): 7 months

When she started serving jail: April 21, 2017

When she was released (for good behaviour): November 2017

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