Ex-Monk Activist Confesses To Assaulting Police

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Suwit Thongprasert waves to his supporters Wednesday at the court.

 

BANGKOK — A former monk known for leading an anti-government campaign in 2014 entered a guilty plea Wednesday to the allegation that he ordered two policemen beaten during the protest.

 

Suwit Thongprasert, formerly known as Buddha Issara, was charged with numerous offenses for the assault, which took place during the height of the protest to topple then-Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. The 59-year-old is due to be sentenced in October.

 

Source: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/politics/2018/09/12/ex-monk-activist-confesses-to-assaulting-police/

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2018-09-12

A thug in saffron.

 

A bastardisation of Buddhism

Almost threw up when looking at the picture in the OP, about the sheep paying respect to a criminal tug

Now that Suwit Thongprasert is back in civilian cloths, he can feel free to be as much as an activist as he wishes. 

 

But there is no place in Buddhism for 'activist monks', specially those who incite violence. 

12 hours ago, janclaes47 said:

Almost threw up when looking at the picture in the OP, about the sheep paying respect to a criminal tug

Happens throughout Thailand