DSI Declares End to Dhammakaya Search

By Teeranai Charuvastra, Staff Reporter

 

Officers and monks at Wat Dhammakaya on Friday.

 

PATHUM THANI — The Department of Special Investigation now believes the fugitive leader of Wat Dhammakaya has fled his temple and will soon lift its blockade, a spokesman for the said Saturday.

 

Three weeks of siege operations culminated Friday with the search of an unfinished hospital where the 72-year-old Dhammajayo was thought to be hiding. But the monk was nowhere to be found, and authorities now say they’ve run out of places to search inside the sprawling temple complex.

 

Full story: http://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2017/03/11/dsi-search-dhammaya-over/

 

 

-- © Copyright Khaosod English 2017-03-11

Err, there really wasn't any substantive searches done. It was a farce, a save the face farce. 

I boxing it's called Throwing in the Towel

 How was it - if you can't fight 'em - join 'em 

Bloody clowns, he left months ago, and those in the temple has been playing games, running rings round the dopey sods of the DSI.

Another debacle closes. Maybe it would have been a good idea to have had firm knowledge on his whereabouts, prior to surrounding the place and subsequently looking stupid.

Full control junta, with absolute power under section 44, full might of the military, full control of rubber stamp NLA, 4000 man blockade - 0

72-year-old sick monk- 1 (or about 20 at this point)

 

You can't script this stuff. Even the Thai soaps are more realistic.

 

 

 

 

Just now, darksidedog said:

Another debacle closes. Maybe it would have been a good idea to have had firm knowledge on his whereabouts, prior to surrounding the place and subsequently looking stupid.

I'd say not announcing the search in the media a week or so before it, would've been a good start :D 

A simply appalling waste of  the Thai's population's taxes.

 

Their was never any intention of arresting this criminal, just a normal day in Thailand.

 

The nation of lies, bullshit and smoke and mirrors.

Off they go with their tails between their legs and an international laughing stock. I'm sure plenty of medals will be issued for the Battle of the Wt and much backslapping will occur.

 

Stand by for a profound statement from the PM about not asking any more irrelevant questions about the whole farce.

“Let me stress that any operation or use of force will only follow firm intelligence,” Woranan said.

 

Now that would indeed be  "first" for the DSI and Thailand.

4 minutes ago, Psimbo said:

Off they go with their tails between their legs and an international laughing stock. I'm sure plenty of medals will be issued for the Battle of the Wt and much backslapping will occur.

 

Stand by for a profound statement from the PM about not asking any more irrelevant questions about the whole farce.

or pointed questions like asking what went wrong

14 minutes ago, jabis said:

I'd say not announcing the search in the media a week or so before it, would've been a good start :D 

sorry, but that would have spoilt the game.

That will teach the temple.  DSI Spits the dummy big-time, picks up its bat and ball, goes home and won't play hide and seek anymore. The monks didn't play fair for months, says DSI.  How many schools or health clinics did the whole game cost?

40 minutes ago, MorristheRunt said:

A simply appalling waste of  the Thai's population's taxes.

 

Their was never any intention of arresting this criminal, just a normal day in Thailand.

 

The nation of lies, bullshit and smoke and mirrors.

Thankfully  many Thais  dont  pay tax and I applaud  them for that

Just now, kannot said:

Thankfully  many Thais  dont  pay tax and I applaud  them for that

So when Somchai goes into 7-11 and comes out with his little plastic bag, he's not paid any tax?

well they got one thing right

 

 

 

ended by the end of the week

45 minutes ago, MorristheRunt said:

The nation of lies

In short NOL because we can't use LOL ..it's already used for something else

Mahatma Ghandi non-violent strategies will defeat force, guns, and Article 44 in the long-term. 

I think someone told Prayut and Prawit to stand down?

In honor of its officers, commanders and strategy planners, I propose a petition to change the name of this highly esteemed organization into Department of Special Needs (DSN). Public sign-up lists will be laid out at all entrance gate to Wat Dhammakaya shortly.

This is what I have been saying since they went to the Watt He has left the country 

 

What a waste of resources

3 hours ago, brucec64 said:

Full control junta, with absolute power under section 44, full might of the military, full control of rubber stamp NLA, 4000 man blockade - 0

72-year-old sick monk- 1 (or about 20 at this point)

 

You can't script this stuff. Even the Thai soaps are more realistic.

 

 

 

 

Government 0     Crooked Monks Won

I wonder how much money are they after him for? millions so what. 

1 minute ago, whatawonderfulday said:

Government 0     Crooked Monks Won

I agree the monk is about as crooked as they come - but he did make this "all-powerful" government look silly...

1 minute ago, whatawonderfulday said:

Government 0     Crooked Monks Won

Crooked Monks 1, Government Lost!

3 hours ago, Psimbo said:

Off they go with their tails between their legs and an international laughing stock. I'm sure plenty of medals will be issued for the Battle of the Wt and much backslapping will occur.

 

Stand by for a profound statement from the PM about not asking any more irrelevant questions about the whole farce.

Not sure about the 'international' part. Not sure anyone outside Thailand gives a hoot ?

13 minutes ago, realenglish1 said:

This is what I have been saying since they went to the Watt He has left the country 

 

What a waste of resources

 

The "authorities" seemed fairly confident, perhaps based on intel gleaned from a few on the inside, that Dhammajayo was somewhere on the temple grounds.

 

The junta used Article 44 to say that the temple grounds were a "controlled area"; which presumably gave them some extra-judicial right to seize, detain, arrest, search, confiscate as they see fit. 

 

The "authorities" have said that they are/were confident that Dhammajayo has not left the country.

 

Now they are saying they have "tip offs" that he is "somewhere" nearby.

 

A report in the press a few minutes ago said...

 

The DSI will seek warrants to search places outside Wat Dhammakaya for its former abbot after receiving tip-offs.

 

And, the Justice Ministry will set up a "joint command" inside the temple to take over its management and maintain order.

 

 

Not sure about the 'international' part. Not sure anyone outside Thailand gives a hoot 

 

This sect is apparently quite popular throughout the world, with adherents and temples in 30+ countries.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 11, 20179 yr by mtls2005

I think I heard someone said he is in the states 

Keystone cops 4.0