NKF trial
Title : Former NKF CEO Durai responds to suit naming him as third party
By : Hasnita A Majid, Channel NewsAsia Date : 24 Jan 2007 2151 hrs (GMT + 8hrs)
SINGAPORE: Former National Kidney Foundation chief TT Durai has responded to the suit brought against him by former board chairman Richard Yong and former treasurer Loo Say San.
Lawyers of Yong and Loo had sent him a notice to name him as a third party in the NKF trial.
This means that even if Yong and Loo are found liable of making improper payments to another former member Matilda Chua, Durai still has the right to contest the actual amount that he should pay.
He had until Wednesday to respond.
Now he has, but no details are available.
The fifth witness in the trial was also called to the stand on Wednesday.
Former NKF Finance Manager, Narasimha Gopinath told the court that Durai had insisted on the first payment of US$320,000 to IT company Forte Systems in November 2002, even though work had not been completed according to plan.
Forte is owned by Pharis Aboobacker, Durai's friend.
Gopinath added that although the payment invoices could not be matched to the work done by Forte according to the payment schedule, Durai had told him to inform former IT head, Krishnan Jayaraman to prepare a memo detailing the progress made by Forte and to seek approval for an advance payment.
Gopinath said when it came to payments to Forte, the invoices and requests for payment would come straight from Durai's office, not the Finance or Accounts Payable Department, or the department relating to the purchase, which was the norm.
Earlier, all parties completed their cross examination of Jayaraman.
Jayaraman was asked why he did not bring up the issues of excess payment claimed by Forte, which amounted to about S$1.3m to other members of the Exco, even though he was uncomfortable with the amount as he had found that it was overstated.
He told the court that he tried to bring up the subject during a few Exco meetings but was always cut off by Durai.
The trial continues on Thursday. - CNA /dt /ch
By : Hasnita A Majid, Channel NewsAsia Date : 24 Jan 2007 2151 hrs (GMT + 8hrs)
SINGAPORE: Former National Kidney Foundation chief TT Durai has responded to the suit brought against him by former board chairman Richard Yong and former treasurer Loo Say San.
Lawyers of Yong and Loo had sent him a notice to name him as a third party in the NKF trial.
This means that even if Yong and Loo are found liable of making improper payments to another former member Matilda Chua, Durai still has the right to contest the actual amount that he should pay.
He had until Wednesday to respond.
Now he has, but no details are available.
The fifth witness in the trial was also called to the stand on Wednesday.
Former NKF Finance Manager, Narasimha Gopinath told the court that Durai had insisted on the first payment of US$320,000 to IT company Forte Systems in November 2002, even though work had not been completed according to plan.
Forte is owned by Pharis Aboobacker, Durai's friend.
Gopinath added that although the payment invoices could not be matched to the work done by Forte according to the payment schedule, Durai had told him to inform former IT head, Krishnan Jayaraman to prepare a memo detailing the progress made by Forte and to seek approval for an advance payment.
Gopinath said when it came to payments to Forte, the invoices and requests for payment would come straight from Durai's office, not the Finance or Accounts Payable Department, or the department relating to the purchase, which was the norm.
Earlier, all parties completed their cross examination of Jayaraman.
Jayaraman was asked why he did not bring up the issues of excess payment claimed by Forte, which amounted to about S$1.3m to other members of the Exco, even though he was uncomfortable with the amount as he had found that it was overstated.
He told the court that he tried to bring up the subject during a few Exco meetings but was always cut off by Durai.
The trial continues on Thursday. - CNA /dt /ch
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