The defendants said the loan acknowledgment was just a facade to placate the ex-chairman’s wife. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – The former chairman of a Taoist temple who contributed more than $1 million to start it up and to organise its events has sued the temple for the return of his money.
This came after he was questioned by Mr Lim’s lawyer over the temple’s audited financial statements for 2017 that he submitted to the ROS. Senior Judge Chan Seng Onn then noted that Mr Goh had been running temples for years, and asked if he knew the difference between a loan and a donation. Mr Goh said he did.
Mr Goh testified that he has been actively involved at various Taoist temples over the years, and has helped to organise events such as lion and dragon dances, and temple celebrations.More On This TopicMr Lim said that during their meeting at an Ang Mo Kio coffee shop in April or May 2016, Mr Goh proposed setting up a temple featuring popular deities known as the Nine Emperor Gods.
As evidence of the agreement, Mr Lim relied on the minutes of the temple’s first annual general meeting on Dec 6, 2018, which acknowledged his contributions as a loan. When the temple failed to repay him despite numerous chasers, he started legal action in 2022 to recover his money, he said.
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