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Five former senior monks have second bail request rejected

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Five former senior monks have second bail request rejected

By The Nation

 

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Five former senior monks have lost another chance to secure their temporary freedom pending an ongoing investigation into allegations that they embezzled state funds for temples.

 

Their first bail request was rejected last Thursday.

 

On Monday, the Court of Appeals turned down another bail request filed by their lawyers, with the judges reaching the decision on grounds that the accused may tamper with evidence.

 

Locked up at Bangkok Remand Prison are Sa Ket Temple’s three former assistant abbots – Phra Srikunaporn (Boonthavee Khamma), Phra Khru Siriviharnkarn (Somjit Jansri) and Phra Wijitdhammaporn (Terd Yanawachiro) – former Phra Attakij Sophon, the secretary to Bangkok’s monastic chief, and former Sam Phraya Temple abbot Phra Phromdilok (Euan Hasadhammo). 

 

Because their offences are related to money laundering, investigators can keep them in detention for up to 84 days during the investigation process. 

 

Sa Ket Temple’s abbot Phra Phromsitti (Thongchai Sukhayano) and Phra Samphanthawongsaram Temple abbot Phra Phrommedhi (Chamnong Dhammajari) are also implicated in the scandal, but fled before police raided their temples with a view to arresting them last Thursday. 

 

An informed source said National Police Commissioner Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda had ordered that police track down and arrest the two fugitive monks within seven days.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30346486

 
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1 hour ago, webfact said:

pending an ongoing investigation into allegations that they embezzled state funds for temples.

ah those fun monks, many just criminals dressed in orange

High ranking and popular mons knows very well that they possess the same powers and clouts as any of top politician, police and army and they use it to their advantage and in many cases, not in good way which it is intended to be...

we are going to need bigger jails

They still have an embezzling habit on for former monks with one appearing to have gone missing already.

Somebody better inform the courts that all bets are off..

3 hours ago, webfact said:

An informed source said National Police Commissioner Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda had ordered that police track down and arrest the two fugitive monks within seven days.

Ordered that they do their job - within a specific time-frame too. The police here - only doing their job when told to from above. Either political or financial motivation.

 

Follow the money: all banks/Land Offices must provide the police with detailed data about suspects' financial dealings.  Then they should do the same with the investigating officers.

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