The most famous case was the case of Phra Phimontham, a high ranking Maha Nikaya "bhikkhu" known for his pro-democracy views, who was imprisoned and defrocked by the Thai government on several criminal charges that were later determined to have been false.
The most famous case was the case of Phra Phimontham, a high ranking Maha Nikaya "bhikkhu" known for his pro-democracy views and opposition to Dhammayuttika elitism. In 1962, Phra Phimontham was imprisoned and defrocked by Thailand's then military junta and widely defamed in the Thai media over several criminal charges that were later determined to have been false.