All of a sudden, in my subconscious, I overheard that famous catch-phrase from "Black Superman", the cheeky song written by Johnny Wakelin: "I'm Ali, catch me if you can". It appeared to blow in from the direction of Wat Dhammakaya, aka the "Flying Saucer" temple in Pathum Thani province.
That was the day after Lt Somnuek Siangkong, spokesman of the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG), announced the decision of a team of public prosecutors to indict the second and fifth suspects in the Klongchan Credit Union scandal -- namely Phra Dhammajayo and Sasithon Chokprasit -- for involvement in money laundering, conspiring to launder money and accepting ill-gotten gains under the Anti-Money Laundering Act and Sections 359 and 83 of the Criminal Code.
The OAG team also decided to indict Supachai Srisupa-aksorn, the now-jailed former chairman of the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative, and two other former staff, Sarunya Manmad and Thongpin Kanlom, on charges of money laundering and conspiring to launder money.