Church & Missions

In wrapping up his re-examination of his client Tan Ye Peng, Senior Counsel N Sreenivasan challenged the prosecution’s points with evidence Tan was not referred to.

The School of Theology’s 21st intake sees 345 students — more than half from overseas — taking on the seven-month Bible training course.

After 12 days, the prosecution ended its cross-examination of deputy senior pastor Tan Ye Peng this afternoon.

Cross-examination of Tan Ye Peng by the prosecution moved on to the round-tripping charges today.

While the prosecution sought to prove that it was Tan Ye Peng and his co-defendants’ idea to get the bonds off City Harvest Church’s books, Tan testified today that they did it because of their impression that auditor Sim Guan Seng preferred the bonds gone.

In discussing various worst case scenarios pertaining to Xtron’s investment into the Crossover Project, Tan Ye Peng did not think that he was committing wrong, a view he has maintained throughout his time on the stand thus far.

While Tan Ye Peng and the other co-accused had relied on Wahju Hanafi’s commitment to sponsor the Crossover Project, it was only formalized on paper in 2010 for accounting reasons, Tan explained in court today.

The deputy senior pastor maintains that he and co-accused were genuinely trying to seek advice from auditor Foong Daw Ching, a point the prosecution is challenging.