Nopparat, who served as NBO chief from 2010-2014, was accused of siphoning off money from the subsidies and has fled Thailand. A security guard testified that some people had moved boxes reportedly containing documents out of the house on October 8. These are the fund to maintain and restore temples, the fund to support Buddhism propagation and the fund to support 23 Phrapariyatidhamma schools. The second batch probe identified 19 suspects comprising 13 civil servants, four monks and two civilians. They were Phanom, Sing Buri Buddhism Office director Narongdej Chainet, NBO academic Pattana Su-ammartmontri, Lampang Buddhism Office director Boonlert Sopa, NBO Phrapariyatidhamma education division head Pornpen Kittitarangkoon, NBO Buddhist religious sites division Chatchai Chuchua, NBO public works expert Phayong Sileung, NBO inspector-general Wiroj Oonsap, and Samut Songkhram Buddhism Office director Kaew Chidtakob.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 11, 2017 04:52 UTC