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Reuters
25-02-2017 : 09.05 PM
Thai junta replaces director of Buddhism department with policeman
Sat Feb 25, 2017 | 8:04 AM EST

Buddhist monks stand in front of soldiers between a wire barricade at Dhammakaya temple, in Pathum Thani province, Thailand February 23, 2017. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom

REUTERS/CHAIWAT SUBPRASOMTHAILAND’S MILITARY JUNTA REMOVED THE CHIEF OF THE DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING BUDDHIST AFFAIRS AND REPLACED HIM WITH A POLICE OFFICER ON SATURDAY, AMID A STAND-OFF BETWEEN OFFICIALS AND MONKS AT THE COUNTRY’S LARGEST TEMPLE.
Thousands of followers of the Dhammakaya Temple have defied orders to leave temple grounds for over a week, blocking attempts by police to seek out their former abbot, who is accused of money laundering. Read more