# Buddhist monk arrested over suspected $3m embezzlement

https://mins.news/en/item/54448

- BBC News, 2026-09-11 10:50 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yjkxlngjyo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Thai police arrested former abbot Phra Wachirayan Wi on suspicion of taking 100 million baht in temple donations over more than 20 occasions. A woman accused of helping manage the proceeds was also detained after police found footage of the pair having sex; the monk was defrocked after his arrest.

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