Bangkok Post
Korat revokes 50 fake birth registrations
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The registration status of 50 people in Nakhon Ratchasima has been revoked in a crackdown on a fake birth certificate scandal involving Thai civil servants and Chinese nationals, the Department of Provincial Administration said on Tuesday.
Key facts
- The registration status of 50 people in Nakhon Ratchasima has been revoked in a crackdown on a fake birth certificate scandal involving Thai civil servants and Chinese nationals, the Department of Provincial Administration said on Tuesday.
- The individuals affected can file an appeal within 15 days. Failure to act within the deadline will result in loss of legal status, preventing misuse of Thai identity in transactions, said Kittipong Pongsurawet, the mayor of Pho Klang municipality in Muang district.
- Mr Kittipong was the first public official to sound the alarm about suspicious birth registrations, which has led to a number of investigations in the northeastern province and beyond.
- A review of records over the past five to six years identified 51 suspect cases in tambon Pho Klang, Mr Kittipong said. One case is still being verified in cooperation with Fort Suranari Hospital to confirm identity, while others have already been revoked.
- The army said earlier that it had cross-checked a birth registration list received from the province against the hospital database, and that no birth records of the children in question were found.
Summary
The individuals affected can file an appeal within 15 days. Failure to act within the deadline will result in loss of legal status, preventing misuse of Thai identity in transactions, said Kittipong Pongsurawet, the mayor of Pho Klang municipality in Muang district.
Mr Kittipong was the first public official to sound the alarm about suspicious birth registrations, which has led to a number of investigations in the northeastern province and beyond.