On March 17, the Department of Religious Affairs – Department of Home Affairs of Hai Phong City said that it had just sent an official dispatch requesting the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Hai Phong City to check and verify the related case. Monk Thich Ban Tinh was prosecuted and temporarily detained for illegal possession of narcotics.
Previously, Dong Hung District Police (Thai Binh) had just prosecuted the case, and was prosecuted. arrested and temporarily detained Nguyen Thanh Duc (41 years old, in Quang Phuc commune, Tien Lang district, Hai Phong city) to investigate the crime of illegal possession of drugs.
Nguyen Thanh Duc was arrested Police caught red-handed while illegally possessing 0.1476g of Methamphetamine.
At the investigation agency Duc declared that he was The monk is the abbot of Co Son pagoda in Khoi Vi Thuong village, Quang Phuc commune (Tien Lang district, Hai Phong city) under the management of the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Hai Phong city.
Dong Hung District Police (Thai Binh) has sent an official dispatch requesting the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Hai Phong City to verify the above information.
Information from the Religious Affairs Committee – Department of Home Affairs Hai Phong City confirmed that Mr. Nguyen Thanh Duc (Dharma name Thich Ban Tinh) from April 2021 temporarily resided for religious activities at Co Son Pagoda until his arrest.
The Department of Religious Affairs – Hai Phong Department of Home Affairs requested the Executive Board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Hai Phong City to check and verify the violation law related to monk Thich Ban Tinh. If it is true, we recommend expelling the monk from the Sangha of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha in Hai Phong city.
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