News Forum - Bangkok abbot says he didn’t embezzle 95 million baht

[Thaiger]

The chief monk at Wat Sutthi Wararam Buddhist temple in Bangkok yesterday insisted he is innocent of any embezzlement charges after a renewed complaint was made against him. The temple’s former accountant, Channarong Phiandi, has made a fresh complaint against the abbot, Phra Sutheerattanabundit, maintaining he embezzled 95 million baht and disposed of a partially cremated corpse into the Chao Phraya River, which runs through Bangkok. A committee, appointed by Bangkok’s office of the provincial chief monk to investigate the allegations, received a new statement from Channarong yesterday. Channarong made it known that the original allegations were lodged with the […]

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[Venusianhart]

Ah the clergy, no matter the denomination.

Heavens' moral watchdogs have always been the foxes guarding the henhouse.

It wasn't until the late 20th Century when they were finally de-fanged by western modernity, that the jig was up, until then it was the biggest racket, and pedo factory, of all time.

Still is money for nothing on "Christian" television, and in all the Muslim world, where it's actually blasphemy to criticise a cleric. What a watertight rort they have going!

 

 

[HolyCowCm]

Wasn't me!

[Chilli]

Zzzzzzz Heard it all before . 

[Fanta]

The Bast Simpson defense - I didn’t do it. Nobody saw me do it. They can’t prove a thing. 

[js89]

13 hours ago, Venusianhart said:

Ah the clergy, no matter the denomination.

Heavens' moral watchdogs have always been the foxes guarding the henhouse.

It wasn't until the late 20th Century when they were finally de-fanged by western modernity, that the jig was up, until then it was the biggest racket, and pedo factory, of all time.

Still is money for nothing on "Christian" television, and in all the Muslim world, where it's actually blasphemy to criticise a cleric. What a watertight rort they have going!

Hah....eloquently phrased, although not to put too fine a point on it, the "finally de-fanged" part seems a little too emphatic, since said clergy is currently de-fanging said western modernity in the US

[Skip]

OR he may have done it but was ignorant that what he was doing was a crime so he shouldn't be held accountable... right Fanta?

[palooka]

Think not all as it appears on this one.

Story keeps changing (as they do in Thailand). One monk withdrew the money then 3 people withdrew the money.

In the end the money will be gone.

[Guest1]

11 minutes ago, palooka said:

In the end the money will be gone.

Nope, it is just in someone elses pocket. Did someone look into the (newer?) wealth of the families of the one or the three?