Suwit Thongprasert, 59, formerly Phra Buddha Isara, arrives in a wheelchair at the Criminal Court in Bangkok on Wednesday. The public prosecutors' charges were read out in court to Suwit Thongprasert, 59, who was formerly abbot of Wat Or Noi in Nakhon Pathom province, and he pleaded guilty. The court ordered an examination of his background and character, and said it would rule in the case at 9am on Oct 29. His guards arrested and detained Pol Sub Lt Somkid Choeikamol and Pol Snr Sgt Maj Wachirapong Oonnualburapong. Pol Sub Lt Somkid suffered broken ribs and a ruptured liver and needed treatment for six weeks.

Source: Bangkok Post September 12, 2018 09:17 UTC