SINGAPORE: At the trial of the six leaders of City Harvest Church on Wednesday morning, the prosecution resumed its re-examination of its key witness.
Indonesian businessman Wahju Hanafi was grilled by prosecutor Tan Kiat Pheng on the discrepancies that crept up in his evidence in court over the past week.
In particular, the prosecutor questioned Mr Hanafi on why he agreed with the defence that church founder Kong Hee had been scrutinising the budget for the Crossover Project, that his wife is part of.
On September 9, lawyer Edwin Tong sought to show Kong had put much effort and thought into planning the music career of his wife, Ms Sun Ho.
Mr Tong also tried to make the point that Kong had been careful with the budget for Ms Ho's English album and tried to control it.
On Wednesday, the prosecution argued that this was not the case.
In a February 2005 email from Kong to American music producer, Justin Herz, the accused instructed Mr Herz to "plan as if 'the sky is the limit'" and then work out how they are going to get funds for the project.
This prompted an immediate objection from Mr Tong, who said the document should not be introduced in court.
The district judge allowed the move.
Kong and five of his deputies are accused of misusing S$24 million church funds to finance his wife's music career.
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