webfact Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Last fugitive monk, Phra Phrommedhi, nabbed at German airport By The Nation Phra Phrommedhi, a former high-ranking monk who fled Thailand over money-laundering allegations, is being held in custody in Germany after failing to pass an airport immigration check. PHRA Phrommedhi, a former high-ranking monk who fled Thailand over money-laundering allegations, is being held in custody in Germany after failing to pass an airport immigration check. German officials arrested the monk, who lost all of his monastic ranks late last month, in response to an arrest warrant issued by Thailand. Thai police had informed many foreign countries via Interpol that Phra Phrommedhi (now known only as Chamnong Dhammajari) was a wanted fugitive. He and several other high-ranking monks are accused of embezzling state funds for temples. Five monks were arrested on May 24. Phra Prommedhi, then assistant abbot of Samphanthawongsaram Temple, and then-Sa Ket Temple’s abbot Phra Phromsitti, however, managed to elude arrests that day. Due to the serious charges against them, they lost their place on the Sangha Supreme Council (SSC), Thailand’s highest body for monastic affairs. Phra Phromsitti (now known only as Thongchai Sukkho) surrendered last week. An informed source said Phra Phrommedhi left his Bangkok-based temple for the border province of Nakhon Phanom. “He then headed towards Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. From the Ho Chi Minh airport, he boarded a flight to Qatar. And from Qatar, he tried to go to Germany,” the source said. According to a police source, Chamnong Dhammajari (formerly Phra Phrommedhi) holds a state-official passport that is valid until 2020. “It was issued back in 2015 because Phra Phrommedhi received an invitation to visit a branch of the Dhammakaya Temple in Germany,” the source said. It was reported that National Police Commissioner Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda, several senior policemen and public prosecutors had already boarded flights from Thailand to interrogate and accept the hand-over of Chamnong Dhammajari. Bangkok Remand Prison chief Krit Krasaetip said the former monks in the embezzlement scandals had already adjusted themselves to a life behind bars. “They are already acting like other inmates, except that they do not have dinner,” he said. Buddhist monks do not eat after midday. Regarding the former Phra Buddha Isara (now known only as Suwit Thongprasert), Krit said he was undergoing physical therapy to treat back pain from herniated disc. “We also have provided him with a wheelchair and walking-support,” Krit said. Suwit faces charges of using without permission royal initials to make amulets, and of mobilising |demonstrators to assault and snatch away guns from two special branch police officers during an anti-government rally in 2014. At that time, he was a co-leader of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee that rallied against the Yingluck Shinawatra-led administration. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30346882 -- © Copyright The Nation 2018-06-04 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Now it´s only going to take another 5-12 years for reaching a conclusion in this case. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kannot Posted June 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2018 53 minutes ago, webfact said: “They are already acting like other inmates, except that they do not have dinner,” he said. Buddhist monks do not eat after midday. Hey guess what......they are just the same as other people!! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted June 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2018 Well done German immigration, you did what Thai immigration should have done, but failed. 7 1 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Darcula Posted June 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2018 2 hours ago, webfact said: German officials arrested the monk Only because there's no room for any lottery oracles, and no one believes in merkels anymore. 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cadbury Posted June 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Get Real said: Now it´s only going to take another 5-12 years for reaching a conclusion in this case. I think you are being overly optimistic. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mikebell Posted June 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2018 2 hours ago, webfact said: National Police Commissioner Pol General Chakthip Chaijinda, several senior policemen and public prosecutors had already boarded flights from Thailand Another junket funded by Thai tax-payers. How many cops does it take to sit next to a handcuffed felon? 8 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 55 minutes ago, Darcula said: Only because there's no room for any lottery oracles, and no one believes in merkels anymore. Isn't that some sort of wig? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NCC1701A Posted June 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2018 " Thai police had informed many foreign countries via Interpol that Phra Phrommedhi (now known only as Chamnong Dhammajari) was a wanted fugitive." wow that was fast. amazing what Thai police can do when they want to. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuaBS Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 So a money-laundering monk gets "nabbed" at a foreign airport but "others" that still owe 35 billion baht travel freely ..... mmm.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralf61 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Holy sh@!t: http://www.dw.com/en/blackout-cripples-hamburg-airport/a-44060381 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wayned Posted June 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2018 What ever happened to the "boss" from Red Bull that killed the policeman? All's gone quiet! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post klauskunkel Posted June 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2018 4 hours ago, webfact said: they do not have dinner,” he said. Buddhist monks do not eat after midday. except on first class flights. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manhood Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 I hope Germany will sent him back to Thailand asap. He only cost money to german tax payers!!!!!!!!!!!! No country need this kind of people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Interesting who they are willing to extradite and who they are not. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 50 minutes ago, Ralf61 said: Holy sh@!t: http://www.dw.com/en/blackout-cripples-hamburg-airport/a-44060381 It must be divine intervention, karma at work (including work permit) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8OA8 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 4 hours ago, Get Real said: Now it´s only going to take another 5-12 years for reaching a conclusion in this case. I'm thinking maximum of one month until all of them are admitting a certain crime and then them getting the best case reduced sentence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Misterwhisper Posted June 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted June 4, 2018 His escape plan was seriously flawed. Practically everyone taking "refuge" or claiming "asylum" in Germany these days has "lost" all their ID documents and insists to have arrived from a country where a terrible war has forced them to flee or where they are politically/racially/religiously persecuted. It also helps to wear a burka or some other sack-like clothing instead of a saffron robe. That way you get into Germany almost without any immigration checks and - even better - can claim substantial social benefits right from the start and be allocated a nice rent-free single house or fully furnished apartment within weeks as the "highly skilled worker" that you allegedly are. Millions have succeeded with that scam, so you should have done your home work, Chamnong! Oh, and of course investing in a wig and pasting on some eye brows would've been warranted as well. And no, presenting a state-official passport from Thailand was not a good idea. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 1 hour ago, manhood said: I hope Germany will sent him back to Thailand asap. He only cost money to german tax payers!!!!!!!!!!!! No country need this kind of people! I am not sure but I think the requesting country gets the bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaos Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Redbull murderer still on the go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 4 hours ago, colinneil said: Well done German immigration, you did what Thai immigration should have done, but failed. See how easy it is Col to get criminals. I just wonder why they have so many problems arresting that Red Bull heir? Have you any ideas why they cant arrest him? I have a few but don't want to lose face on here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGareth2 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 10 minutes ago, Happyman58 said: See how easy it is Col to get criminals. I just wonder why they have so many problems arresting that Red Bull heir? Have you any ideas why they cant arrest him? I have a few but don't want to lose face on here probably not travelling on a Thai passport 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 (edited) That photo don't look right. His missing the Raybans, Louis Vuitton bag, and I phone. his letting the team down, dressing like that. Edited June 4, 2018 by stanleycoin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 1 minute ago, AGareth2 said: probably not travelling on a Thai passport Probably right You have money u can buy any passport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr E Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 2 hours ago, bluesofa said: Isn't that some sort of wig? Indeed it is. They are available in saffron. He and his cohorts can wear one on their heads after being defrocked. Quite appropriate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyman58 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Just now, Mr E said: Indeed it is. They are available in saffron. He and his cohorts can wear one on their heads after being defrocked. Quite appropriate. OMG lol lol lol lol lol lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacuum Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Good work by the German Immi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 6 minutes ago, Mr E said: Indeed it is. They are available in saffron. He and his cohorts can wear one on their heads after being defrocked. Quite appropriate. Wearing it on the head would probably negate the need for a Brazilian. (apparently a Brazilian is a trillion trillion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerkinsCuthbert Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Catching a former monk accused of embezzlement appears to be straightforward; billionaire, drug taking cop-killers - not so easy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 2 hours ago, wayned said: What ever happened to the "boss" from Red Bull that killed the policeman? All's gone quiet! "Thai police had informed many foreign countries via Interpol that Phra Phrommedhi (now known only as Chamnong Dhammajari) was a wanted fugitive". Very often it's out of place to always talk about Boss in stories that have nothing to do with his affair! But in this case, you're right, 100 %, for him who kills a policeman no one in the police moves his a** "to inform many foreign countries via Interpol that he was a wanted fugitive" ... disgusting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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