Pol Maj-General Kamol Rienracha said wrongdoing had been confirmed among the officials already charged in earlier stages of the probe, stemming from 2011-2016. The CCD was looking at every temple that received more than Bt1 million in development funding during 2011-2016. The earlier stages uncovered graft amounting to Bt340 million in losses through misappropriation of funds for temple restoration and general development, for propagating Buddhism and for subsidising dharma schools. The first phase of the investigation found 12 instances of corruption involving 10 suspects and losses of Bt61 million. The second, covering 476 temples, opened 23 cases with 19 suspects and Bt140 million in losses.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 31, 2018 05:59 UTC