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Ex-abbot Phra Alongkot gets 742 years for temple fund embezzlement

The Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases today sentenced Phra Alongkot, the former abbot of Wat Phra Bat Nam Phu in Lop Buri province, to 742 years in prison for embezzling funds from the temple.

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Ex-abbot Phra Alongkot gets 742 years for temple fund embezzlement