Nobody doubts why the Crime Suppression Division police had to make the arrest of Phra Buddha Isara, the abbot of Wat Or Noi in Nakhon Pathom, before dawn of May 24 at his living quarters on the temple grounds.
According to the police, the abbot, who was defrocked after his arrest and now is known by his lay Suwit Thongprasert, was wanted by the police on charges of robbery and associating with an illegal society related to his role in leading a protest in the Chaengwattana area in 2014 against then government of prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
He was part of the People's Democratic Reform Committee's Bangkok Shutdown campaign to drive out the government.
