The Straits Times of Singapore reports today.
July 15, 2008
Monk and two others charged
By Elena Chong
THE long-time head of Ren Ci Hospital, the Venerable Ming Yi, was charged in court on Tuesday with 10 criminal counts including forgery, misappropriation of funds and under the Charities Act.
Charged along with the monk whose actual name is Goh Kah Heng, 46, were two others, Raymond Yeung Chi Hang, 33, and Phua Seow Hwa, 47.
Goh is said to have conspired with Yeung to falsify a paper belonging to the hospital in 2004 and provide false information to the Commissioner of Charities earlier this year.
Chua faces one charge of scheming with Goh to give false information to the Commissioner.
"Venerable Ming Yi is a well known monk in Singapore whom uses unorthodox approach to raise funds for the Ren Ci Hospital like climbing a high rise building and soaking in large quantity of ice. He is also the Abbot of Kwan Yin Teng in Petaling Jaya.
Coincidentally a police report was lodged recently against a well known senior monk in Malaysia in relation with misrepresentation in the collection of funds. Will he be charged in court too?"
