Whose legitimacy is at stake in Dhammakaya siege?

[webfact]

Whose legitimacy is at stake in Dhammakaya siege?
By Attayuth Bootsripoom
 

BANGKOK: -- The ongoing siege at the controversial Dhammakaya Temple has prompted two big questions concerning authorities’ actions over the past week. What are the operations methods and objectives? And what progress has been made?

 

Authorities say the large-scale blockade is needed to facilitate a peaceful search of the sprawling temple complex, which covers more than 2,100 rai in Pathum Thani. Last year, attempts by the police and Department of Special Investigation (DSI) to gain entry failed due to strong resistance from the temple’s followers.

 

The authorities are searching for the wealthy temple’s former abbot Phra Dhammachayo, who is wanted on money-laundering charges arising from an embezzlement case. A follower of Phra Dhammachayo, former Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative chairman Supachai Srisupa-aksorn, is serving a 16-year jail term for embezzling billions of baht from the cooperative. Before his arrest, Supachai donated over Bt900 million to the then-abbot.

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30306956

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-02-23

[sharecropper]

I don't call charges of embezzlement and money laundering on this massive scale "gross misdemeanours" as opposed to "serious crimes" as the journalist apparently does. This country needs to get a grip on the seriousness of corruption and money laundering - including (especially) its naive, subservient press.

[realenglish1]

Look under the rocks He may have shape changed to a worm

 

Common guys get real He is not here in Thailand

 

He left and did not close the barn door 

[Srikcir]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Whose legitimacy is at stake in Dhammakaay siege?

None. Both the Prayut government and Buddhism as an organized peaceful religion already lost their legitimacy.

[smedly]

law enforcement as messed up as it is in Thailand - it is the right course to follow

[elgordo38]

Is this one of those dumb and dumber questions??

[elgordo38]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Before his arrest, Supachai donated over Bt900 million to the then-abbot.

I hope the abbot said thank you and gave him an amulet and tied a string around his wrist. 

[trogers]

Whose legitimacy? I think it is Buddha's...