The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) is set to charge a former head of the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) and two high-ranking executives with embezzling millions from temple budgets.
The NACC, after green-lighting resolutions on two alleged temple embezzlement cases, is now preparing to unleash a legal storm upon the accused trio, led by ex-NOB chief Nopparat Benjawattananan. NACC Secretary-General Niwatchai Kasemmongkol declared that the evidence amassed will be handed over to the courts, ensuring justice prevails.
Three revered temples in Ayutthaya – Wat Tamnak, Wat Photong, and Wat Jongkolnee were involved in the embezzlement case. Nopparat, alongside his alleged partners-in-crime, Pranom Kongpikul and Wasawat Kittitheerasit, stands accused of masterminding an audacious plan.
Their modus operandi involved coercing the…
