A TIME magazine report on the failed 16 June 2016 attempt by Thai police to arrest Phra Dhammachayo at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, blocked by thousands of the temple's devotees. The report states plainly that the money laundering and embezzlement charges against him, involving about 14 million US dollars from a credit union, are allegations he vigorously denies, and that his followers said he was medically unable to leave the temple, the explanation offered for his repeated non-appearance before investigators.
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Tier 2: a major international newsmagazine's contemporaneous report on the 16 June 2016 arrest attempt, directly stating that Phra Dhammachayo denies the money laundering and embezzlement charges against him and reporting his followers' medical-inability explanation for his non-appearance. Citation
PublisherTIME
URLhttps://time.com/4372749/thailand-buddhist-dhammakaya-temple-leader-arrest-phra-dhammachayo/
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This source names Wat Phra Dhammakaya directly: "police to arrest Phra Dhammachayo at Wat Phra Dhammakaya, blocked by thousands of the temple's devotees."
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