Thailand’s police found money stolen from the Donation Buddhist Monastery in the province of Nakhonsavan, and returned them to the 100-year abbot of Phra Ratchaammongkhon Watcharachan. The money was intended for the construction of a new pagoda and on the medical needs of a monk, reports Edition The Bangkok POST.
For the needs of the monastery, more than 63 million Thai baht (about 2 million dollars) donated. The fact that the money was missing, local parishioners told. The case was brought in late October. The parishioners themselves accused of the theft of those who are responsible for “economic issues in the monastery.” In fact, the monk lost money precisely because of the lack of an account in the bank: since most Buddhist monasteries in Thailand do not have a legal entity and their respective bank accounts, other people are usually involved in issues.
According to investigators, the civilian administrator of the monastery is really guilty, who was supposed to credit money on a bank account after he received them from the abbot. Instead, the alleged culprit posted the entire amount on seven accounts belonging to him and two communications. When the police caught them, they voluntarily agreed to give money back.
According to General Police, it still does not exempt them from liability for a crime. Therefore, the police continue to investigate.
In March, criminal investigation staff in Rostov-on-Don detained a suspect in the stealing of the relics of St. Alexander Svirsky from the local temple.