<p>SINGAPORE - City Harvest was never at any risk of losing the money it had loaned to a company, and the financial transactions were reasonable and legitimate. Defence lawyers said this on Monday as they tried to explain the allegedly suspicious loan given by the church to glassware manufacturer Firna.</p><p><a href="https://www.straitstimes.com" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.asiaone.com/html/images/logos/st_logo.jpg" border="0"></a><br><em>Get the full story from <a href="https://www.straitstimes.com" target="_blank">The Straits Times</a>.</em></p><div class="embed">[[nid:37479]]</div><div class="embed">&nbsp;</div><div class="embed"><div class="embed">[[nid:38011]]</div><div class="embed">&nbsp;</div><div class="embed"><div class="embed">[[nid:39153]]</div></div></div>

Feng Zengkun

The Straits Times

SINGAPORE - City Harvest was never at any risk of losing the money it had loaned to a company, and the financial transactions were reasonable and legitimate. Defence lawyers said this on Monday as they tried to explain the allegedly suspicious loan given by the church to glassware manufacturer Firna. Get the full story from The Straits Times.[[nid:37479]] [[nid:38011]] [[nid:39153]]

City Harvest trial: Church's loan to Firna made sense and was safe, says defence