Former NKF director Matilda Chua files defence in civil suit
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Posted: 23 May 2006 2045 hrs
By Rita Zahara, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: The National Kidney Foundation's former director Matilda Chua has filed her defence for the civil suit brought against her by the new NKF.
In it, she has denied most of the claims made against her by the new board.
Ms Chua, who is already embroiled in a high-profile criminal lawsuit, is among four others sued last month for breach of duties.
The NKF scandal broke when details of former CEO TT Durai's salary came to light.
In a 20-page defence, Ms Chua denied knowledge of any matters relating to Durai's remuneration, saying she was merely an employee with the NKF.
She claimed that by the time she became an exco member and director, there was already an audit committee in place and she did not have any reason to doubt or question its effectiveness.
Ms Chua also alleged she did not receive any remuneration or benefits herself as an exco member and NKF director.
The 36-year-old woman is among four others the new NKF is suing in an attempt to get its money back.
The other four are former NKF CEO Durai, former board of directors Richard Yong and Loo Say San, and a friend of Durai's, Pharis Aboobacker.
Ms Chua questioned why they were being singled out.
She said the NKF had not provided any explanation for this.
She also denied being involved in the negotiations and deliberations with Protonweb Solutions and Forte Systems, companies which the old NKF had business dealings with.
Ms Chua claimed she only became a corporate representative of Protonweb Solutions after the NKF entered into contracts with them.
Now that a defence has been filed, NKF has two weeks to issue a reply.
Ms Chua further averred she was never involved in the preparation or treatment of the accounts in respect of the fund-raising activities, and that the fund-raising accounts were audited and there was then never any objection or query over the 30/70 guideline imposed by the NCSS Code.
Ms Chua, who started on a salary of S$1,300 a month in 1991 and gradually came to earn S$10,000 per month by 2000, claimed she did not have any influence on the decisions to make these payments.
After Ms Chua had announced her intention to resign in April 2000, her monthly salary was increased to S$12,500 in June 2000, and backdated to April 2000, without any exco approval.
To this, she said her successor had a higher monthly salary and performance bonus.
And her increments in 2000 were given in recognition of her contributions in helping to complete the charity show held in June 2000. - CNA /dt/ct
Posted: 23 May 2006 2045 hrs
By Rita Zahara, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE: The National Kidney Foundation's former director Matilda Chua has filed her defence for the civil suit brought against her by the new NKF.
In it, she has denied most of the claims made against her by the new board.
Ms Chua, who is already embroiled in a high-profile criminal lawsuit, is among four others sued last month for breach of duties.
The NKF scandal broke when details of former CEO TT Durai's salary came to light.
In a 20-page defence, Ms Chua denied knowledge of any matters relating to Durai's remuneration, saying she was merely an employee with the NKF.
She claimed that by the time she became an exco member and director, there was already an audit committee in place and she did not have any reason to doubt or question its effectiveness.
Ms Chua also alleged she did not receive any remuneration or benefits herself as an exco member and NKF director.
The 36-year-old woman is among four others the new NKF is suing in an attempt to get its money back.
The other four are former NKF CEO Durai, former board of directors Richard Yong and Loo Say San, and a friend of Durai's, Pharis Aboobacker.
Ms Chua questioned why they were being singled out.
She said the NKF had not provided any explanation for this.
She also denied being involved in the negotiations and deliberations with Protonweb Solutions and Forte Systems, companies which the old NKF had business dealings with.
Ms Chua claimed she only became a corporate representative of Protonweb Solutions after the NKF entered into contracts with them.
Now that a defence has been filed, NKF has two weeks to issue a reply.
Ms Chua further averred she was never involved in the preparation or treatment of the accounts in respect of the fund-raising activities, and that the fund-raising accounts were audited and there was then never any objection or query over the 30/70 guideline imposed by the NCSS Code.
Ms Chua, who started on a salary of S$1,300 a month in 1991 and gradually came to earn S$10,000 per month by 2000, claimed she did not have any influence on the decisions to make these payments.
After Ms Chua had announced her intention to resign in April 2000, her monthly salary was increased to S$12,500 in June 2000, and backdated to April 2000, without any exco approval.
To this, she said her successor had a higher monthly salary and performance bonus.
And her increments in 2000 were given in recognition of her contributions in helping to complete the charity show held in June 2000. - CNA /dt/ct
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