Singapore likes to think of itself as squeaky clean, so the prosecution of a priest for corruption has caused a furore

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Singapore likes to think of itself as squeaky clean, so the prosecution of a priest for corruption has caused a furore

THE city-state of Singapore likes to think of itself as squeaky clean, so the prosecution of a priest, no less, for corruption has caused a furore. On July 25th Kong Hee, pastor at City Harvest Church (CHC), and five others appeared in court on charges of misusing up to S$50m ($40m) of church money to fund the music career of Mr Kong’s flamboyant wife, Sun Ho. The case has divided Singapore’s fast-growing Christian community, which makes up about a fifth of the 5m population. It also worries those who see corruption as a growing problem.

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