Bangkok temple's assistant abbot arrested for embezzlement

BANGKOK: The police's Anti-Corruption Division arrested Wat Ratchapradit's assistant abbot and his suspected accomplice on Friday (Feb 23) for alleged embezzlement of over 200 million baht temple cash.

Assistant abbot Phrakru Sutheesutawatwiwat Puangkerd, 47, was arrested at Wat Duang Khae in Pathumwan district.

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