Paiboon said a failure to execute an arrest warrant and take the abbot into custody would set a dangerous precedent and affect other cases in the justice system. DSI chief Pol Colonel Paisit Wongmuang said the agency would wait to see if the monk surrenders tomorrow according to the police deadline. Paiboon said officials would soon apply for a search warrant given that Phra Dhammachayo remained at the Pathum Thani temple. He said police had a plan if the abbot does not turn himself in but declined to reveal the details. Legal action against a senior monk such as Phra Dhammachayo would not be difficult as it would be carried out according to regulations, Chakthip said, adding that he believed the monk understood that.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 28, 2016 18:03 UTC