A case of Bud Enlightenment? 2 Buddhist monks had been arrested of their pickup truck within the early hours yesterday morning in the lower northeastern province of Sisaket. Feast have been charged with breaking the nationwide curfew and drunk driving.
The two have been detained of their pickup truck shortly after midnight in the province’s Muang, or metropolis district. Police say both the driver and the passenger were heavily intoxicated, in accordance with the police. Bottled alcohol was additionally discovered at the back of the pickup.
The two monks have been recognized as 39 yr old Phra Wisan from Wat Sika, and 31 yr previous Phra Akaradet from Wat Baan Kae, both temples in Sisaket province.
The monks were then officially defrocked by the provincial Buddhist authority and charged with Emergency Decree violations. Under Thai legislation, a Buddhist monk may be questioned by police however not jailed until he’s first defrocked.
The offense carries a most penalty of imprisonment time period of as a lot as two years and/or a fantastic of as a lot as forty,000 baht.
SOURCE: Khaosod English