Murdered Thai monk's body burnt, 'lost'

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Murdered monk's body burnt, 'lost'
THE NATION S



PHATTALUNG: -- Police went yesterday to Khuan Panungtung Temple to probe the burning of a monk's coffin while the Phattalung head monk has expressed concern.

The coffin that reportedly contained the remains of Phra Suchat Rakmai, 66 - who was shot dead on September 16 - had been in the temple pavilion pending a royal cremation.

But a night after the coffin was burned, the monk's body had disappeared and only the coffin base was left. The media were not allowed to photograph or video the scene until events and details were clarified.

Phattalung head monk Phra Ratchsutigavi said he believed the cause of the fire was not a short circuit due to the pavilion's condition, which was new - and there had never been any electrical accident before.

Police should focus on an internal conflict. This case should have been reported to him in the first place, but it appeared not to have been, he said.

Pol Lt-General Damras Viriyakul, chief of Phattalung Police, said police were not able to determine the cause of what happened until evidence is confirmed. It would take around one month to receive verification results from Bangkok. There had been good progress on the Phra Suchat |murder case, but police could not reveal details as the investigation was ongoing, he said.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Murdered-monks-body-burnt-lost-30269672.html


-- The Nation 2015-09-28

[Pimay1]

Maybe another monk stole the body to make amulets.

[englishoak]

Peeee

[EnzoRippo]

Ascension!

[clockman]

More earthly matters! I think.

[Toknarok]

The monk was apparently murdered by Muslim seperatists.

[Somtamnication]

Now that's a twist!!!

[soalbundy]

He must have annoyed somebody with his mindfulness and his pure life style

[springheeled jack]

a monk is murdered the coffin is set on fire and the body removed it sounds as if someone was vey angry not only shooting the man but setting him on fire and removing the body it did state there was internal conflict it shouldn't take the police long to sort this one out.

[Alfaromeo]

Case not reported? body disappeared? No photographing? All of those are investigation's hints,starting tips,it's obvious someone in-house did it...

[Artisi]

Today's soapie for ThaiVisa, everything else was getting a bit stale, plus the English ​garbled language in the news article is enough to keep you amused all day.

[DLang]

And his favorite Loius Vuitton bags that were in placed in there with him?

[Basil B]

The media were not allowed to photograph or video the scene until events and details were clarified.

Since when???

This is a first... normally no one can stop Thailand's media taking whatever pictures they want and compromising a criminal investigation, with no respect for the dignity of the deceased.

[lujanit]

'Pol Lt-General Damras Viriyakul, chief of Phattalung Police, said police were not able to determine the cause of what happened until evidence is confirmed. It would take around one month to receive verification results from Bangkok. There had been good progress on the Phra Suchat |murder case, but police could not reveal details as the investigation was ongoing, he said.'

This has got to be the first time a member of the RTP would not reveal details of an ongoing case. Common practice in the west but unheard of here.

[soalbundy]

This didn't really happen, it's a new Agatha Christie novel which has been found in the attic

[RubbaJohnny]

may return as a can of evaporated milk, there's a widespread rein CARNATION myth

[RubbaJohnny]

This didn't really happen, it's a new Agatha Christie novel which has been found in the attic

it was colonel mustard under the stairs with the nong

[RubbaJohnny]

Was it colonel mustard under the stairs with the nong?

[skildpadden]

There had been good progress on the Phra Suchat |murder case, but police could not reveal details as the investigation was ongoing, he said.

Wow police are otherwise usually very fast in coming up with more or less colorful explanations - this means there are people in the RTP who are actually doing police work. Quite comforting really.

EDIT: sorry Iujanit beat me to it.

Edited September 28, 2015 by skildpadden

[soalbundy]

Ascension!

If he was fond of whiskey it would be more like evaporation

[Acharn]

Maybe another monk stole the body to make amulets.

"I praise Islam’s role in advancing justice, progress, tolerance, and the dignity of all human beings … a faith known for great diversity and racial equality.” Barack Obama. Liberals hate capitalism but want a capitalist to give them a job. Liberals think socialism will work if we give it another try.

Hmmm. You've never met a liberal, have you? I don't know what kind of person you're describing there, but that's not a liberal's attitude. You've been reading too much Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity. Martin Shkreli is the poster boy of unfettered capitalism.

[Nemesis7]

The monk was apparently murdered by Muslim seperatists.

What nonsense.

[farangmick]

'Pol Lt-General Damras Viriyakul, chief of Phattalung Police, said police were not able to determine the cause of what happened until evidence is confirmed. It would take around one month to receive verification results from Bangkok. There had been good progress on the Phra Suchat |murder case, but police could not reveal details as the investigation was ongoing, he said.'

This has got to be the first time a member of the RTP would not reveal details of an ongoing case. Common practice in the west but unheard of here.

He will be moved to an inactive post for breach of operating procedures.The lack of his finger pointing at the burned coffin will obviously hamper the investigation.

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Slaying of monk was personal: police
The Nation

PHATTHALUNG: -- Police produced a sketch yesterday of a gunman they say shot dead Phra Suchat Rakmai, 66, while he collected alms on September 16. Provincial police chief Pol Lt-General Damras Viriyakul said Phra Suchat was formerly a technical college director.

Damras said police were investigating both the murder and a mysterious fire that burnt the slain monk's coffin in a pavilion at Khuan Panungtung Temple on Sept 26. Damras, however, refrained from saying the two incidents were linked, but just said police must wait for forensic results.

The monk's relatives are said to have kept the body at the pavilion pending a royal cremation on October 10.

Damras said police probing the shooting now give more weight to it being a personal conflict over undisclosed matters, although they have not ruled out other possibilities.

He affirmed that police had a sketch of the suspected gunman and were gathering evidence to arrest a culprit soon.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Slaying-of-monk-was-personal-police-30269752.html


-- The Nation 2015-09-29

[Sydebolle]

Not particularly drawn to this case but it is meanwhile more than commonplace that many Thai men resort to monkhood in case of (mostly self-)inflicted trouble. I've come across cases where business deals were not kept (mostly because they cheated) just to get ordained and become Men of the cloth.

Nobody in his or her right mind has any reason whatsoever to do any harm to an honest, teaching abiding follower of Lord Buddha but the last decades saw a sad decay and misuse in monkshood too :-(

Speaking of which; what actually happened to that bloke flying in chartered aircraft from Isan and what happened to the fellow who got caught red-handed in a massage parlour in Brisbane? Just wondering if they got defrocked (and re-frocked themselves lateron again?)

[FangFerang]

Not particularly drawn to this case but it is meanwhile more than commonplace that many Thai men resort to monkhood in case of (mostly self-)inflicted trouble. I've come across cases where business deals were not kept (mostly because they cheated) just to get ordained and become Men of the cloth.

Nobody in his or her right mind has any reason whatsoever to do any harm to an honest, teaching abiding follower of Lord Buddha but the last decades saw a sad decay and misuse in monkshood too :-(

Speaking of which; what actually happened to that bloke flying in chartered aircraft from Isan and what happened to the fellow who got caught red-handed in a massage parlour in Brisbane? Just wondering if they got defrocked (and re-frocked themselves lateron again?)

I honestly think you just described Suthep.

[soalbundy]

Shot, body stolen and coffin burnt, how personal is that.

[klauskunkel]

He affirmed that police had a sketch of the suspected gunman and were gathering evidence to arrest a culprit soon.

Will the culprit match the sketch, or the other way around? Has the police awarded itself some money for this? Where is the link-up between personal conflict, monastic conspiracies and suicide?

...just asking.

[whatproblem]

The police will find a culprit if enough money is offered

[losworld]

Let's see "fire due to condition of building which was new". Makes perfect sense. Case closed. Next.