webfact Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Monk drops charges against Thai police in sensational drugging and blackmail case Picture: Thai Rath It is a case straight out of a cautionary fable, said Thai Rath, and certainly falls into the "only in Thailand" bracket. We might call it the monk, the woman, the police and the short time sex room. A Khon Kaen monk - in line to be the next abbot at his temple - said that he was drugged by drinking orange juice then taken to a short time hotel. There he claimed he had his picture taken in a delicate situation with a young woman. The purpose was blackmail to stop him rising to the top of the temple. Yesterday Phra Khru Sutweerasunthorn, 47, of Wat Bamrung Wiriya travelled to Mahasarkham with two policemen - Watcharaphong Singsorn and Worasit Khotape - to meet police there to formally drop charges he had previously made. The woman in the blackmail scheme - Patrawee Namsomjai - didn't show up. A summons has been issued and an arrest warrant will be filed if she fails to go to Borabeu police. The monk told reporters that he was in line to be the next abbot but some people were opposed to this. On a trip to Mahasarakham he said Patrawee gave him drugged orange juice. He promptly fell asleep. The next thing he knew was that he had woken up and was being photographed by the two cops with the woman in a short time hotel. They threatened him with defrocking. But thankfully, CCTV came to the monk's rescue and proved that he had been abducted and did not go of his own accord. The Thai Rath report did not mention any sanctions from police against their men in the case and questions about their involvement were not posed. Source: Thai Rath -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-09-06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 You couldnt make up better stories than this!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxo1947 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 1 minute ago, colinneil said: You couldnt make up better stories than this!! Oh I dont know Col...how about ..."Ex PM..hides in Boot of police car while being smuggled across the border".......while all guards around her house said to have mysteriously, fallen asleep---or been star gazing........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 It's a sad and extremely paradoxical day in Thailand when one of them is telling the truth, but you still don't believe either of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheard Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 And the Thai soap opera goes on. Next episode tomorrow. If not in the next 5 minutes that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 3 hours ago, webfact said: The Thai Rath report did not mention any sanctions from police against their men in the case and questions about their involvement were not posed. Police Corruption continues unchecked. What a force/farce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossy Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 They're bound to make this into a movie . . . could be: 'Monkey Business of the Resortful Kind' or 'The Last Resort' or . . . and the last one's always the best, 'Abbot a Boy' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldBattles Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 2 hours ago, rkidlad said: It's a sad and extremely paradoxical day in Thailand when one of them is telling the truth, but you still don't believe either of them. It is hard to find the truth here. When you ask a yes or no question you get a 15 minute answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Bowman Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Of her own choosing, my Thai wife seldom donates to monks and/or temples anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Just shows how much money and power there is in temples,when they resort to this kind of thing, so have they now arrested those that tried to blackmail the monk,the police were obviously involved, but who paid them ? regards worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawpanda Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 (edited) Borabeu or Borabue? Mahasarkham or Mahasarakham? Edited September 6, 2017 by strawpanda Added info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossy Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 12 minutes ago, missoura said: Of her own choosing, my Thai wife seldom donates to monks and/or temples anymore. 19 minutes ago, missoura said: Of her own choosing, my Thai wife seldom donates to monks and/or temples anymore. Call the cops, someone . . . looks like this one's just taken the waters at Tops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, rkidlad said: It's a sad and extremely paradoxical day in Thailand when one of them is telling the truth, but you still don't believe either of them. The true colors of the country. Which one would you trust: Brown Orange Khaki Olive Red Yellow or maybe a vivid mouse grey? There must be a competition between monks and lady boys who makes the headlines these days. Edited September 6, 2017 by Lupatria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 59 minutes ago, missoura said: Of her own choosing, my Thai wife seldom donates to monks and/or temples anymore. We need much more push pins on the floors of shopping malls, i phone,- duty free, luxury watch shops, banks, and Sizzler Restaurants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWillOz Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Certainly a most complex plan.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muhendis Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I've always said the same thing "if you want to find a monk in Bangkok go to IT City" there's always several in there. Where do they get their money from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docno Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I must be having a particularly 'thick' day because I'm not getting this. He's sticking to his claim that it was a setup that involved two police officers and a woman, and there is CCTV to back him up. There's even a question about whether the RTP will discipline the two officers involved, so that part of the story seems legit. So why is he withdrawing the charges (he asks naively, but with a bit of wink wink nod nod)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farcanell Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 So much more entertaining than "my brakes failed".... a story too bizarre to be a lie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIWIBATCH Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 If BS was dynamite....this place would have blown itself apart along time ago...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 3 hours ago, DonaldBattles said: It is hard to find the truth here. When you ask a yes or no question you get a 15 minute answer. Happens all the time, anywhere, with politicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeyrobot Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Oh my budda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack61 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 I can believe this story. I've seen first hand how being an abbot is a license to print money when it falls into the wrong hands. It opens up so many underhanded business opportunities to these much beloved and respected men in robes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcnx Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 7 hours ago, colinneil said: You couldnt make up better stories than this!! I'd like to say it could happen anywhere, but that simply isn't true for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvavin Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 Who is to bear his legal cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 8 hours ago, colinneil said: You couldnt make up better stories than this!! There's a contest !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 so he didn't come of his own accord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtom Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 1 hour ago, dcnx said: I'd like to say it could happen anywhere, but that simply isn't true for this one. I seem to remember a few stories from e.g. USA where 'evangelists' defrauded people of a lot of money. Many were also caught with drugs and/or being recipients of sex services, male or female. But of course they are forgiven when they 'repent' on TV, and then can go on reeking in shitloads of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 So if this really happened why did the monk drop charges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 1 hour ago, realenglish1 said: So if this really happened why did the monk drop charges He wanted the photo's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madusa Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 13 hours ago, colinneil said: You couldnt make up better stories than this!! Not you again, why do you have opinions on everything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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