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Khon Kaen has dropped the sword! The monks in rural districts expel drunken monks from ‘rural districts’

Khon Kaen has dropped the sword! The monks in rural districts expel drunken monks from ‘rural districts’

In the case of the page “Mo Ban Phai” published a video clip with a message stating “A temple in Khon Kaen province #rural” is a clip of the incident while two middle-aged men, identified as the village headman and the village headman’s helper. went to examine a monk which sits at a wooden house under the monastery cubicle After the villagers complained that There was loud singing and drinking inside the temple. which from the clip can be seen There were a number of dishes on the litter. with a bottle of liquor located Before both the monk and the village headman had an argument.

Most recently, on May 8, Mr. Somsak Changtrakul, Governor of Khon Kaen Province, revealed that after receiving the matter has ordered the rural sheriff And officials of the Provincial Buddhism Office (P.O.C.) Khon Kaen check the facts of clips that have been published on social media.

At this time, Mr. Sakda Tonkochasarn, the rural district chief, has assigned Ms. Nichakon Kamolkhon, the deputy chief of the security department. Along with members of the Royal Thai Police, the 18th Rural Army, went to the area to inspect. Found that the monk who appears in the clip is Phra Phithak Khon Ngam, nicknamed Supakichajo, 52 years old, who came to live at Wat Sri Panawas. Ban Hua Na Klang, Village No. 3, Ban Thaen Subdistrict, Rural District, Khon Kaen Province, for about 8 years.

while the villagers agreed that In the past, Phra Phithak has always led the villagers to develop the temple. The villagers had never seen Phra Phithak showing any riotous behavior or drinking alcohol before. But on the night of the incident, around 10 p.m., villagers called the police and the village headman saying that There were monks sitting in a circle with a group of teenagers inside the temple, making loud noises. The patrol officer, along with the village headman, went out to investigate the scene of the accident. Found that the teenagers were gone, leaving only Phra Phithak who was sitting. The officer then informed Phra Phithak of the inappropriate behavior. Therefore, controversy arose according to the clip.

The next day, the monk escaped from the temple. without sight Then the village headman along with the administration And the officials of the province. Khon Kaen therefore went to inform the dean of Ban Thaen Subdistrict and the primate of rural districts about such cases which the primate of the rural district informed that the secretary had summoned Phra Phithak to clarify But Phra Phithak has disappeared from the temple. unable to trace Consequently, the Sangha decided to expel Phra Phithak from the rural districts.