Violent, Drunken Monk is Untouchable [... because he's a protégé of Hochimonk Tep Vong]

Drunk and violent Keat Chan Thuch (L) and his protector, Hochimonk Tep Vong (R)

09/23/2009
ShortNews.com

Kiet Chan Thouch, abbot and adviser to Great Supreme Patriarch Tep Vong in Preah Sihanouk, Cambodia, was said to have gone on a violent drinking binge over the weekend, attacking 4 monks, 2 clergymen and a nun.

Kao Suon, 76, is a monk at the same temple, and he claims "He ordered me to come out of my room or he would shoot me and lock me in the room forever." Kao claims the drunken abbot bit him.

Kiet has a reputation for getting drunk and beating nuns and priests in the past, but because of his position, everyone is too afraid to file official complaints against him, out of fear of repercussions.