Former Phra Phrom Dilok, then the abbot of Wat Sam Phraya, is arrested at the temple in Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok, on May 24, 2018. (File photo)
A former abbot of Wat Sam Phraya in Bangkok has lost his appeal against a suspended 8-month prison sentence for embezzling five million baht from a temple’s education fund.
The Appeal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases handed down its ruling in the embezzlement case on Tuesday. Five people were involved, including 76-year-old former Phra Phrom Dilok, ex-abbot of Wat Sam Phraya .
The ruling was read out at the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases.
Public prosecutors earlier charged four former National Office of Buddhism officials – ex-director Phanom Sornsilp, 62; Boonlert Sopha, 55, director of the Lampang provincial Buddhism office; Kaew…
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