Temple fights against plan to demolish pavillions

BANGKOK: -- Posters have been put up at Wat Kalayanamit to protest against the Fine Arts Department’s attempt to demolish two newly-built pavilions allegedly located on off-limit archaeological site.

The Fine Arts Department has recently won an approval from the Administrative Court to demolish the two pavilions built by the temple without the department’s permission.

The temple was notified by the department of the court’s ruling on July 19 and of the plan to start the demolition work on Friday. A private company has been commissioned by the department to pull down the two structures.

The temple claimed in its posters that the two pavilions were constructed with donations from followers and, therefore, regarded as religious property for Buddhism study by monks and novices.

The temple also threatened to take legal action against any attempt to demolish the pavilions. It also asked for police protection from Booppharam police station.

(Photo : Thai PBS File)

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/temple-fights-against-plan-to-demolish-pavillions

-- Thai PBS 2015-07-24

....lack of communication........or......another 'inside political struggle'.......

To many bad Monks who want to use there position to drain the Thai economy. Glad the government finally gets smart!

" It also asked for police protection from Booppharam police station."

Protection from the court order? The police have a duty to protect the demolition crew.

Phra Abbot....you just wasted all the donation money...and because it's donations, it does not magically bestow religious title to the money and because the buildings were intended for monks to study does not install religious significance to them either.

Next time, obey the law and get planning permission.

"The temple claimed in its posters that the two pavilions were constructed with donations from followers and, therefore, regarded as religious property for Buddhism study by monks and novices."

Irrelevant.

You broke the regulations and are now rightly paying the price for doing so.