Police hand alleged temple corruption probe to NBO

[snoop1130]

Police hand alleged temple corruption probe to NBO

By Piyanut Thamnukasetchai 
The Nation

 

 

Police have backed away from the active investigations into alleged corruption involving the National Buddhism Office’s (NBO) budget for temple renovations.

 

Pol Maj General Kamol Rienracha, who heads the force’s Counter-Corruption Division, confirmed Wednesday that his agency had already forwarded reports into the alleged corruption to the NBO. 

 

 “The NBO will set up committees and investigate further itself,” he said. 

 

Kamol denied speculation that his division was pressured to step away. He said it would be easier to let the NBO handle the probe as it had all the information needed. 

 

“If my agency continues conducting random checks at temples across the country, it will take huge resources – in terms of personnel, time and money – to complete the task,” he said. 

 

Earlier this year, several NBO officials were accused of embezzling state funds for the temples. They allegedly transferred the budget to the temples but then asked for some amounts to be returned. 

 

Kamol said he trusted that the NBO would conduct transparent probes. 

 

“It is committed to nailing down culprits,” he said. 

 

He downplayed public concerns about the possibility of NBO trying to help its members. 

 

“If the NBO ignores some suspicious cases, we will look into those cases ourselves,” Kamol said. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30320564

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-7-12

[clockman]

This is going nowhere?

[edwinchester]

Police not doing their job yet again....why am I not in the least surprised?

[ben2talk]

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“It is committed to nailing down culprits,” he said. 

I guess they think that's more civilised than nailing them up to a cross.

[YetAnother]

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

“If my agency continues conducting random checks at temples across the country, it will take huge resources – in terms of personnel, time and money – to complete the task,” he said. 

i see, once again we see the inappropriate attitude of police; 'costs too much, law be damned'; close cousin of 'dont bother me about law-breaking or doing my job, i am sleeping'

[Cadbury]

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Police hand alleged temple corruption probe to NBO

It's  called passing the hand grenade with the pin taken out to the next stupid government department and the idiot who controls it.

Edited July 12, 2017 by Cadbury

[klauskunkel]

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Police hand alleged temple corruption probe to NBO

courageously dropped it like it's hot

Edited July 12, 2017 by klauskunkel

[whaleboneman]

All corrupt monks - please report to the nearest police station.

[kaorop]

2 hours ago, whaleboneman said:

All corrupt monks - please report to the nearest police station.

and the "honest ones" go directly to the spaceship temple where no police man has gone before...

 

[Dap]

Curious as to how much that cost.

Edited July 13, 2017 by Dap