Six convicted City Harvest Church leaders barred from having control of any charity

Singapore

THE six individuals from City Harvest Church (CHC) - including founder Kong Hee - convicted of misusing millions in church funds have been permanently barred from having overall administrative control of any charity.

In a statement on Wednesday, the Office of the Commissioner of Charities (COC) said the permanent disqualification under the Charities Act "has a similar effect as a removal order, and would suffice to protect the charitable assets of the charity from the six convicted individuals, since they…