PUBLISHED : 22 Dec 2023 at 04:00
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will charge a former head of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) and two other executives with embezzling funds from temple budgets, causing 30 million baht in damage.
Commissioners approved resolutions on two alleged temple embezzling cases that involved ex-NOB chief, Nopparat Benjawattananan, and will submit all related evidence to the court for further criminal legal proceedings, NACC secretary-general Niwatchai Kasemmongkol said.
One case included embezzlement at three temples in Ayutthaya: Wat Tamnak, Wat Photong, and Wat Jongkolnee, of which Mr Nopparat was accused along with two alleged accomplices, the former director of the Buddhist Places…
