Police have arrested five monks and a driver of Wat Pa Dhammakiri in Pak Chong district of Nakhon Ratchasima province for their alleged involvement in a 300-million-baht embezzlement scandal. The case involves a former high-profile monk Phra Ajarn Khom, now known as Khom Khongkaeo.
The arrests were made on Tuesday morning by the Crime Suppression Division (CSD). The six men were charged with embezzlement, aiding in the embezzlement and receiving stolen goods. It is believed that they hid cash and valuables worth about 100 million baht in the…