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Temple corruption erodes public faith
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published : 28 Apr 2021 at 04:00
11 Senior monks from Wat Saket are summoned in 2018 to hear charges in connection with the temple fund embezzlement cases. Subsequently, five monks were disrobed and several given suspended jail terms. Bangkok Post photo
As corruption soars in predominantly Buddhist Thailand, its temples are also facing a serious erosion of public faith due to rife corruption in the closed, non-transparent clergy.
Thailand s latest ranking in Transparency International s Corruption Perception Index (CPI) in 2020 continues to sink despite the government s promise to get tough on corruption.
Last year, Thailand miserably failed the test again, scoring only 30 out of 100. Of the 180 countries surveyed, Thailand ranked 104th, falling three places from 2019.
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Court clears five senior monks of money laundering charges
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published : 15 Apr 2021 at 04:00
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Five former senior monks have been cleared of money laundering charges in connection with the temple fund embezzlement scandal, said a source.
The monks who attended a rite organised at Wat Sa Ket temple in Bangkok on Tuesday to reinstate them into the monkhood were Phra Phrom Sitthi, Phra Ratchakitchaphon, Phra Ratcha-uppasenaphon, Phra Sikhunaphon and Phra Khru Siriwihan, said the source. They were acquitted in the money-laundering case and their money was returned to them after it was earlier frozen during an investigation.
Former auditor-general Pisit Leelavachiropas, in his capacity as a member of the Maha Chulalongkorn Rajavidyalaya University council, has previously confirmed that the monks had strictly adhered to rules and regulations while they were in jail. He added that police and public prosecutors hadn t ordered the monks, who are at Wat Sam