Temple abbot busted for impersonating Thai Police Colonel

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Temple Abbot Busted For Impersonating Police Colonel

BANGKOK: -- Police in Pathumthani province arrested a temple abbot who had been disguising himself high-ranking police officer when he drove his car along the highways. Religious rules dictate that Buddhist monks are not permitted to drive.

Phra Mahachaisiam Panyayakkhamo, the abbot of Wat Khao Saton Temple in Chachoengsao province, was detained by police at a petrol station in Klong Luang district, Pathumthani province. He was dressed in uniform of a Police Colonel at the time.

Pol.Lt.Col.Jeerawat Peimpinseth told our correspondent that he spotted the self-styled police officer acting suspiciously at a car wash in Petronas Gas Station, located on Phahonyothin Road, so his team held him in custody and quickly discovered that the suspect was in fact a monk.

The (real) officer said he became suspicious because the suspect was wearing pair of sandals with his fake uniform.

Phra Mahachaisiam later admitted at the police station that he usually disguises himself as Police Colonel when he went out of town on his Toyota in order to deter any question from low-ranking police officers at checkpoints.

He told the police that he had been in monkhood for 11 years, and had dressed as a police officer for more than 10 times without getting caught. Prior to his arrest, he was using restroom and washing his car at the petrol station. He commended Pol.Lt.Gol. Jeerawat for having the wit to see through his disguise.

The police charged Pra Mahachaisiam with impersonating a police officer.

Source: http://www.khaosod.co.th/en/view_newsonline.php?newsid=TVRNM05UTTFOekkyT1E9PQ==

-- KHAOSOD English 2013-08-01

[jbrain]

With those ethics he was clearly also impersonating as a Budhist monk.

[sjjmmi]

Cannot be him, the top let alone the pants are not tight enough

[Songhua]

Couldn't he at least find one that fits?

[lujanit]

How stupid is this 'monk'? Wearing sandals while dressed as a Police Colonel. Maybe they should check to see if he is a real monk too.

[jbrain]

How stupid is this 'monk'? Wearing sandals while dressed as a Police Colonel.

He probably wanted to show a similar IQ level as a police colonel.

[dudu]

Their not havin a good run (monks)are they?...

[harrry]

Is putting on a uniform the same as defrocking himself.

[Songhua]

The LA shirt with the gun image must be for when he goes into gangsta mode as Tupac.

[Calimotty]

What Thai policeman doesn't slip on a pair of Brothel Sneakers at least once or twice a week, wasn't going to Pattaya by any chance?

[MegaRanter]

Sandals, no side arm, no swag,driving a corolla, total give away

[ginjag]

How stupid is this 'monk'? Wearing sandals while dressed as a Police Colonel. Maybe they should check to see if he is a real monk too.

From now on I am going to look at all monks to see if any are wearing black boots.

[GentlemanJim]

After the last few weeks the Lord Buddha must be doing flip flops in his state of Nirvana. I dread to think what will now be uncovered about this wannabe cop. He was the Abbot for gawdz sake!

[Phatcharanan]

First pic I've seen without the pointy finger.

[Songhua]

First pic I've seen without the pointy finger.

No pointing. Just an unceremonious debadging.

[poohy]

This monkey business is getting out of hand methinks.

[tingtongfarang]

The police charged Pra Mahachaisiam with impersonating a police officer,

I think the bib should mostly be charged with impersonating police officers also,

[tominbkk]

It's pretty funny. Silly men taking advantage of their situations.

[Satcommlee]

The fact he wasn't driving a Mercedes or a BMW was probably more of a giveaway

[jaltsc]

"Religious rules dictate that Buddhist monks are not permitted to drive."

Or get drunk. Have sex with 14 year-old girls. Take money. Etc. Etc. Never stopped other monks before. Won't stop them today. Won't stop them tomorrow. Every profession has its charlatans including all the world's religions.

[Payboy]

Religious rules dictate that Buddhist monks are not permitted to drive.

Did the Buddha make that one up when he saw one of his disciples driving a Model T?

[Sunderland]

Thaivisa news is a giggle a day. It's like a cross between The Beano (kids' comic in the UK) and Viz (teen/adult comic in the UK), but about real people.

[tingtongfarang]

Thaivisa news is a giggle a day. It's like a cross between The Beano (kids' comic in the UK) and Viz (teen/adult comic in the UK), but about real people.

I see fat slags everywhere....sid the sexist is a little more difficult

[bigbamboo]

Oh dear, another blow for Buddhism and, more importantly, TAT.

What will all those foreign tourists who come to the kingdom to visit the temples be thinking when they hear of Thai monks beginning to sound more like the Medicis.

[geezer2]

Oh dear, another blow for Buddhism and, more importantly, TAT.

What will all those foreign tourists who come to the kingdom to visit the temples be thinking when they hear of Thai monks beginning to sound more like the Medicis.

I don't think that most of the tourist who come here will read this

[PoodMaiDai]

A fake monk pretending to be a fake policeman.

Not really out of the norm here. Everything is fake.

[mca]

Their not havin a good run (monks)are they?...

They're like buses. You wait for a Gulfstream flying, rapist, dog abusing, police officer impersonating monk and then 4 come along at once.

[mca]

After the last few weeks the Lord Buddha must be doing flip flops in his state of Nirvana.

I must need another coffee. At first I read that as "Lord Buddha must be wearing flip flops"

Edited August 1, 2013 by mca

[TinaKohChang]

Oh dear, another blow for Buddhism and, more importantly, TAT.

What will all those foreign tourists who come to the kingdom to visit the temples be thinking when they hear of Thai monks beginning to sound more like the Medicis.

Well, right with it is just getting all a bit too much with all these news about Thai Buddhist monks gone crazy in one way or another, all the stories, anyway, with all the stories, we` ve heard over the last few weeks, I find that this Chonburi Temple based Bastard here, tops them all with his action 2 days ago

http://www.youtube.com/embed/ILpnfucEhaM?autoplay=1&autohide=1

Unaware that he was filmed,luckily he was: It`s been said that the monk did it many times before. A journalist who was hiding took the video, he was called by concerned locals from around the temple.

That guy is not a Monk,he is a Monster. I very much respect and believe in Buddhism, but by seeing this, and I have a really hard time to believe what I see, am getting sick of it...No I am not at all feeling bad by being disrespectful the way I talk about him. I do have ZERO respect for that prick. He must be banished from that temple and kicked off monk-hood IMMEDIATELY & FOR LIFE! What would someone like him teach all the young novice monks, what a terrible role model for the young.... HOLY BUDDHA HELP THAILAND, HELP US!

[MobileContent]

He should have just use plain clothes and hang the uniform inside the car.

A friend of mine in Bangkok does it all the time for the past 25 years and has never been court once for a driving offense but I do have to say that his brother in law is a General.