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Ex-abbot beats fund-theft rap
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/09/2020
» The Appeal Court on Wednesday overturned a lower court ruling and acquitted the former abbot of Wat Sam Phraya and his aide of all charges relating to alleged embezzlement in a five million baht Buddhist education project.
Former abbot hit with fresh conviction
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/03/2020
» The former abbot of Wat Sam Phraya, Phra Phrom Dilok, has received an additional eight-month prison sentence, suspended for one year, in connection with the embezzlement of a five-million-baht budget allocated for a Buddhist education project.
'Thieving' monks sent to jail
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/05/2019
» The former abbot of Wat Sam Phraya, Phra Phrom Dilok, has been sentenced to six months in jail for his involvement in the temple fund embezzlement scandal.
Round up of unsavoury suspects
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/12/2018
» On the crime front, public attention was dominated to a large degree by news stories that were wide-ranging, unusual and controversial. The alleged bitcoin fraud had police and readers delving into the complexity of the cryptocurrency issue, which is new to most people, while the arrest of senior clergy in temple fund embezzlement cases tested people's faith in Buddhism. Meanwhile, the arrest of a policeman-turned-hitman responsible for at least two murders, brought back memories of his alleged connection to the kidnapping and murders of the wife and son of a jeweller holding vital clues in the 1995 stolen Saudi gems case. Police also claimed success in nabbing all overstayers in a long-running crackdown. However, the reportedly accidental shooting death of an Indian tourist in a gun battle between two rival Bangkok gangs undermined confidence in tourist safety.
Police investigate 2 more temples over fund fraud
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 15/09/2018
» Police investigators have linked two more Buddhist temples to a temple fund embezzlement scam, bringing the number involved in the fraud up to 12.
Ex-monk too ill to show in court
News, Post Reporters, Published on 17/08/2018
» The former Phra Buddha Isara was a no-show at the Criminal Court on Thursday. He was due to attend to enter a plea for his role in the anti-Yingluck Shinawatra government protest in 2014.
Boss of electronics store eyed kickbacks
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 04/08/2018
» Another suspect wanted in connection with a temple fund embezzlement scandal was detained yesterday in the southern province of Nakhon Si Thammarat, the Crime Suppression Division (CSD) said.
Arrest warrants out for 2 more monks
News, Post Reporters, Published on 03/08/2018
» The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) will issue arrest warrants for two more monks suspected of being embroiled in the temple fund embezzlement scandal.
Blitz on monk graft hits right note
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 03/06/2018
» The arrest late last month of five former senior monks in Bangkok who were charged with temple fund embezzlement and money laundering has triggered strong public perceptions that the problem of corruption remains widespread in Thailand. To deal with it, all stakeholders need to work on addressing the issue.
Arrests not enough to reform Thai Sangha
News, Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang, Published on 31/05/2018
» The early morning of May 24 was the morning of the long knives for the Thai Sangha. Commandos stormed Wat Or Noi in Nakhon Pathom to arrest the abbot, then Phra Buddha Isara, a staunch supporter of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). In an unrelated case, five of seven other senior monks accused of embezzlement and money laundering were arrested from three famous temples in Bangkok. The other two remain on the run.