Police and DSI mull joint operation to search Wat Dhammakaya

[elgordo38]

7 hours ago, rooster59 said:

but the real problem is how to prevent damage which may result from the search operation.

Geeze am I reading this right???

[WhizBang]

So, mulling what to do now?  What's next?  Cogitating?  Then maybe reflect and later meditate?

 

What a bunch of clowns.  The old Keystone Cops even make the RTP look bad.
 

[BuckBee]

Just pathetic, any search now after months to clean up any evidence areas just means police would be wasting time and resources, publicly discussing potential action is also pathetic, it all the usual Thai way to let the matter fade away without too much face loss from factual evidence and plenty of officials getting brown envelopes, this monk is seriously loaded, he never go see a court roomfor a full case let alone a jail .

Shameful mess and makes me glad I'm an atheist, these monks are scum of the scum .

[debate101]

Anyone who has been paying attention knows this has nothing to do with justice. Thailand's military authoritarians have made a habit of seizing power and then selectively going after popular rivals for political reasons.

 

While there are people who would like to see the monk face justice cheering them on, the authorities themselves have no interest in fairness. If they did, there are many Thais on the lam charged with far more egregious crimes than accepting embezzled money, allowing a family member an unfair opportunity to purchase land, and being associated with a project riddled with corruption that they would devote their resources to. 

 

If you are with them, you get a free pass. If you are indifferent, you get overlooked. If you work against them, then look out. Just don't call it justice.

[debate101]

There's far more to the public's rancor towards this monk than their supposed outrage over his relatively minor (for a Thai hi-so) crime.

 

Religious conservatives think he is corrupting Thai buddhism. Secularists see him as a dangerous cult leader. Buddha Issara sees him as an ideological rival, and the junta see him as the biggest obstacle to their total control over the clergy. None of these things, however, constitutes a crime.

 

The man has a lot of enemies so most people are ready to jump to conclusions about his guilt. There's even a small chance that it's all a stitch-up. If captured, he will almost certainly not receive a fair trial.

 

There's not enough to be gained by this to risk a Waco-type situation at the temple, in my opinion. Go after the hi-so vehicular homicide cases first if you want some shred of credibility in intent.