Buddhist monks from Dhammakaya temple and their supporters confront with Thai soldiers at a gate of Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani province, Thailand, March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's top religious council will consider the case of a renegade monk being hunted by police and steps that could go as far as disrobing him, a senior official said on Thursday.
A three-week-old confrontation between monks and police at the Dhammakaya temple has become the biggest show of defiance of the junta since the military seized power in 2014.
