Bang Yi Ruea Police Station is conducting intense questioning of “Prachuap” linked to the nominee father network. His expression is tense; he refused to answer media questions. Police have taken him into custody.
At 18:00 on 9 Jul 2026 GMT+7, investigators at Bang Yi Ruea Police Station detained Mr. Prachuap, a Thai national, and Ms. Xiao Ung Wu, a Chinese national, bringing them to the interrogation room. Both were accompanied by their lawyers.
Initially, officers spent over an hour interrogating them. Throughout the session, Mr. Prachuap appeared tense, frequently lowering his gaze, before being taken to the detention room.
While escorting Mr. Prachuap to the detention room, reporters tried to ask about his involvement in signing as a child's father, the payment received, his prior status as a nominee defendant in another company case, and if he wished to clarify anything. He declined to answer and briefly glanced at his lawyer before entering custody.
Reporters then approached the lawyers of Mr. Prachuap and the Chinese woman, but both declined to provide information about the incident and left immediately.
Meanwhile, in the evening, police continued to bring in suspects involved in registering foreign children as Thai nationals to gain dual citizenship rights for questioning. Each suspect arriving at Bang Yi Ruea Police Station kept their heads down, refused to speak to media, and were taken into interrogation rooms.
Additionally, reporters met a Thai woman visiting relatives who acknowledged her family’s involvement in the case but refused to disclose details or names. She said she would proceed with bail application and declined further comment to the press.
Later at 20:15, police escorted Ms. Sunee out of the interrogation room. Reporters at Bang Yi Ruea Police Station attempted to question her about her role as a private hospital staff member accused of registering births for Chinese children.
As she stepped out, Ms. Sunee pulled her hat down to hide her face and hurriedly avoided the media. Reporters tried to ask how she was involved, whether she received payment for registering Chinese children, how many times she had done so, and if she wished to clarify anything. She did not respond and was taken away by officers.
Mrs. Ueam, 60, employer of “Mr. Wiroj,” who was detained from his home in Ratchaburi Province, told reporters after arriving to post bail for Mr. Wiroj, a suspect in this case.
She said she runs a business importing goods from China and is married to a Chinese man. Relatives of her husband, who are Chinese, have worked legally in Thailand for about 10 years, handling communications for orders from China. They hold work permits, as the company operates lawfully. Mr. Wiroj is also her employee.
When asked about Mr. Wiroj’s involvement as the father of Chinese children, with officials stating the children’s mother is Ms. Yang Weixia, their biological father is Mr. Ni, and that 50-year-old employee Mr. Wiroj signed as father of three Chinese children—a 9-year-old boy, a 7-year-old girl, and a 3-year-old girl—all born to Ms. Yang and Mr. Ni. She said the family believed having Mr. Wiroj sign as father was a legitimate legal process since the children were born in a private Thai hospital where Ms. Sunee worked as a nurse and Chinese interpreter, though she was unaware of her involvement in the nominee father scheme.
Mrs. Ueam confirmed that Mr. Wiroj did not receive payment as previously reported.
When asked if other Chinese nationals contacted Mr. Wiroj to sign as fathers, Mrs. Ueam said she did not know and emphasized that the documents in question were not related to her company. She was there only to post bail for Mr. Wiroj. She also insisted that neither she nor her Chinese relatives are involved in any nominee schemes and that the company has legitimate ownership.
Mrs. Ueam added that one reason they had Mr. Wiroj sign as father was due to a belief among many Chinese families that giving birth in Thailand and having Thai nationality would facilitate easier living and working in Thailand. She stressed this was only a belief communicated to her by her Chinese relatives; she herself is Thai by birth.
When asked about her feelings upon hearing the arrests, Mrs. Ueam said she was shocked because many of those detained were former employees of her company.
Asked if she believed Mr. Wiroj was innocent and not part of the scheme, Mrs. Ueam said she did, noting that he had no financial difficulties or need to accept money or benefits from others. His wife passed away 2-3 years ago, and his adult biological children are now supporting him.
Regarding her visit to the police station that day, Mrs. Ueam said she came to post bail for Mr. Wiroj but was informed by investigators that bail is not permitted in this case due to its seriousness. However, police from another jurisdiction had previously advised her to come here for bail procedures.
As for the bail collateral, she was told to prepare between 65,000 and 100,000 baht per person, so she had arranged funds in advance.