Singapore’s High Court has rejected the application of a senior U.K. barrister to act as defense counsel in a high-profile church embezzlement case.
Jonathan Caplan QC had sought to represent Chew Eng Han, the former fund manager for the City Harvest Church, a non-denominational megachurch that had attracted one of Singapore’s largest Christian congregations. Last June, Chew and five other church officials, including founding pastor Kong Hee, were charged with misappropriating almost $20 million and falsifying accounts to cover it up. The accused have yet to enter a plea in the case.
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