Former National Office of Buddhism director Phanom Sornsilp after his arrest by Crime Suppression Division officers in Bangkok on Aug 1, 2018. (File photo)
The Appeal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases has upheld the 20-year sentences given to former Buddhist office chief Phanom Sornsilp and another senior official for embezzlement of temple funds.
Lesser sentences passed on two lay accomplices were also confirmed.
Phanom is serving a total of 94 years in this and other cases involving embezzlement of temple funds while director of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB).
He and his accomplices were convicted of offering generous funding for temples to cover the cost of renovations and repairs, Dhamma study courses and religious festivals, and other promotions.
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