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OAG agrees to prosecute Phra Dhammachayo

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OAG now begins to prosecute Phra Dhammachayo

 

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BANGKOK: -- The Office of the Attorney-General has agreed to prosecute Phra Dhammachayo, abbot of Dhammakaya temple, and four other executives of the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative after gaining substantial evidence to pursue legal action against them in court.

 

The OAG named the first defendant in the case as Mr Supachai Srisupa-aksorn, who is now serving a jail term for embezzlement, channelled massive sums to the temple, its abbot Phra Dhammachayo, and related monks or foundations.

 

Dhammachayo was named the second defendant.

 

The third, fourth and fifth defendants are Ms Saranya Manmat, Mrs Thongpin Kunlom, and Ms Sasithorn Chokprasit.

 

According to OAG, Supachai, Ms Saranya and Ms Thongpin face conspiracy in money laundering, and cooperation in money laundering.

 

Supachai is now facing jail term at a prison for embezzlement, while Ms Saranya and Ms Thongpin are under the custody of the Department of Special Investigation.

 

For Dhammachayo, and Ms Sasithorn, they are facing money laundering conspiracy, and reveiving ill-gotten gains.

 

The OAG also asked the director-general of the DSI to bring Phra Dhammachayo to the office so that legal action could be pursued against him in the court within the time frame of the statue of limitations which specifies a period of 15 years.

 

 
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Now the small matter of locating him,  arresting and having him  appeari in court.

I could be very wrong about this but I don't think the abbot or his followers will be in any rush to co-operate.   :biggrin:

Another long drawn out saga in the making ?

Edited by NongKhaiKid

 

Halleluiah.... now that it's out of the way, let's us all see if justice is indeed

equal for all......

Not hopeful. Waiting for the next excuse not to arrest Dhammachayo.

No excuse any more for the DSI to not arrest him now

What? They finally get around to stating what should have been a foregone conclusion months ago.

14 minutes ago, Emster23 said:

What? They finally get around to stating what should have been a foregone conclusion months ago.

negotiations must have broken down. now the stalling process begins. wonder what the statue of limitations are on his crimes.

The article states 15 years (last sentence).

He must have absconded, then. 

Get out the beer and the chips. This is going to be interesting. Now wait for his minions stopping the police from entering the compound! :thumbsup:

6 hours ago, NongKhaiKid said:

Now the small matter of locating him,  arresting and having him  appeari in court.

I could be very wrong about this but I don't think the abbot or his followers will be in any rush to co-operate.   :biggrin:

Another long drawn out saga in the making ?

 

Easy fixed, if there is a willingness to do so. An Army battalion or brigade to protect the DSI officers whose sole job is to arrest and transport away Dhammachayo. And no kowtowing either!

 

And if Dhammachayo is innocent he should welcome his appearance in court to argue his case? His continued evasion smacks of some guilt.

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On 23/11/2016 at 5:31 AM, ratcatcher said:

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Every time I see his photos I have this strange feeling. I have never met him I have never seen him in person, yet when I see his photos I have this strange negative feeling, yes very negative feeling. I refrain from saying what these negative feelings are because it would be wrong to do so.

What do these negative feelings mean? I wonder. I am not psychic or anything like that.

9 hours ago, ezzra said:

 

Halleluiah.... now that it's out of the way, let's us all see if justice is indeed

equal for all......

Justice does not exist in Thailand. You know that.

Example:

PM Prayut gives himself amnesty before he hands out money to rice farmers.

Judging by the number of your posts you should know better than anyone about Thai justice.

9 hours ago, sweatalot said:

No excuse any more for the DSI to not arrest him now

Don't they have to find someone willing to defrock him so he can be charged under his real name in a civil or military court?

Any offers?

They have decided to arrest him now, so they must be sure that he has flown the nest.  They certainly allowed him enough time to do so and they will be SO surprised if they find that he has already gone.

flew over the temple the other night approaching DMK

temple lights were almost all off

the aircraft passed almost vertical of the place.. never happened before

 

is it a sign?

disgraced?

vacated?

I see this has made international news.

Go in drag him out by his hair...oh wait!

 

In a slightly tangential direction , is it just me who gets annoyed by all the acronyms that are used by the newspapers and government offices ?

DSI (Dept. of Investigation) , KCUC (Klongchan Credit Union Corp) OAG (Office of Attorney General) just to name a few. Modern word processors will insert the full and intelligible word automatically so why use so much Babble that makes reading news more complicated than necessary?  

 

And on a lighter note ... here are some examples of further nonsensical fun in the same vein:

A.D.I.D.A.S. = All Day I Dream About Soccer 

B.M.W. = Big Money Waster 

C.S.I. = Cannot Stop Investigating 
D.I.E.T. = Do I Eat Today? 
P.O.R.S.C.H.E. = Proof Of Rich Spoiled Children Having Everything 
S.T.R.E.S.S = Shit To Remember Every Single Second 

W.I.F.E. = Washing, Ironing, Feeding, Etc. 

source: http://www.jokes4us.com/peoplejokes/funnyacronyms.html
 

6 hours ago, kentrot said:

In a slightly tangential direction , is it just me who gets annoyed by all the acronyms that are used by the newspapers and government offices ?

DSI (Dept. of Investigation) , KCUC (Klongchan Credit Union Corp) OAG (Office of Attorney General) just to name a few. Modern word processors will insert the full and intelligible word automatically so why use so much Babble that makes reading news more complicated than necessary?  

 

And on a lighter note ... here are some examples of further nonsensical fun in the same vein:

A.D.I.D.A.S. = All Day I Dream About Soccer 

B.M.W. = Big Money Waster 

C.S.I. = Cannot Stop Investigating 
D.I.E.T. = Do I Eat Today? 
P.O.R.S.C.H.E. = Proof Of Rich Spoiled Children Having Everything 
S.T.R.E.S.S = Shit To Remember Every Single Second 

W.I.F.E. = Washing, Ironing, Feeding, Etc. 

source: http://www.jokes4us.com/peoplejokes/funnyacronyms.html
 

 W.I.F.E.   Feeding? Are you sure?  :whistling:  :smile:

 

 

You have no idea what is going on, so better to say nothing, presume this is a game of smoke and mirrors, consider any conspiracy beforehand and that real guilt may lie elsewhere.

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