By royal command, Lieutenant Colonel Preecha Pintamool has been officially stripped of his military rank due to serious military misconduct and his royal decorations have been recalled.
On 31 October 2026, reporters noted that the Royal Gazette website published a Prime Minister's Office announcement regarding this matter.The announcement concerns the royal permission granted to remove a military rank and recall royal decorations.The announcement dated 28 October 2026 was endorsed by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and contains the following details.
The royal command grants permission to remove Lieutenant Colonel Preecha Pintamool, a commissioned officer in the Army, from his military rank effective from 7 October 2026 due to serious military misconduct. This action is in accordance with Section 12 of the Military Rank Act of 1936 and its amendment by the Military Rank Act (No. 6) of 1958, along with the Ministry of Defence regulations on individuals unfit to hold military rank and titles from 1964, Article 2.
The royal command also permits the recall of the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Crown of Thailand, the Border Service Medal, and the Gold Elephant Medal, all of which were previously bestowed upon him. This follows Articles 6 and 7 (4) of the Prime Minister's Office regulations on requesting royal permission to recall decorations from 2005. Lieutenant Colonel Preecha Pintamool has been officially removed from the list of recipients of these royal decorations as per the related announcements.