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Thai church raided over crime claim
- Updated: June 16, 2016
Bangkok: Thai military on Thursday raided a Dhammakaya church in Khlong Luang district to detain a abbot, who is wanted on crime charges. The temple’s abbot, Phra Dhammajayo is indicted of impasse in income laundering and receiving stolen skill value 1.2 billion baht (about $34 million), a Bangkok Post reported.
He has denied all accusations claiming they are politically motivated. The 72-year-old has for months stayed inside a temple, north of Bangkok, citing bad health to equivocate orders to seem before officials.
According to church officials, a monk was still receiving medical diagnosis during a temple. Department of Special Investigation (DSI) officials are certified to hunt all buildings and structures in a church devalue to locate and detain Phra Dhammajayo.
Thousands of devotees from a argumentative Buddhist group have camped outward a sprawling temple, complicating efforts by military to enter a grounds.