In order to fight the charges filed against them, City Harvest Church founder and pastor Kong Hee and the other five have hired some of the best lawyers in Singapore.
A rough estimation, according to Shin Min Daily, showed that the total legal cost could easily amount to more than a million dollars.
Six of the lawyers hired are senior counsels who have handled many prominent cases in the past.
Kong will continue to be represented by a four-member legal team from Allen & Gledhill led by Edwin Tong who is also the Member of Parliament for Moulmein-Kallang GRC. Full story