Authorities dismantled a fake birth registration ring. The district director confirmed submitting 45 birth certificates for review. The Medical Council is preparing to investigate whether doctors' signatures on delivery documents were forged or not. Tags: [fake birth registration, district director, Medical Council, forgery investigation]
After police launched Operation "Scale Shedding the Dragon" targeting a network of fake Thai fathers illegally registering births for Chinese nationals, courts issued 40 arrest warrants and 42 search warrants. The suspects include one district official and one hospital staff member. They offered packages to register children for Thai nationality at fees exceeding 90,000 baht. This followed further investigation arresting Chen, a Chinese scammer using Thailand as a base to launder over 70 billion baht in accounts in April 2024.Tags: [police operation, fake Thai fathers, Chinese nationals, arrest warrants, money laundering]
Today (10 Jul 2026) at Bang Yi Ruea Police Station, Pol. Col. Ratklao Aanukanar, Chief of Bang Yi Ruea Police Station, ordered officers to fingerprint suspects including Ms. Siriporn, a registrar at Thonburi District Office; Mr. Ongart (fake father); Mr. Prachuap (fake father) who is a nominee shareholder in a Chinese-owned construction company building the Office of the Auditor General; and Ms. Sunee, a hospital official. All are suspects under the Central Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct for fake birth registration and nationality fraud. They were taken from detention for fingerprinting.Tags: [suspects, fingerprinting, fake birth registration, Thonburi District, hospital official]
This case has shaken the Thai government sector and exposed loopholes that allowed bribery within an organized ring. Meanwhile, police must pursue the case to ensure justice for all parties involved.Tags: [government corruption, bribery, organized crime, law enforcement]
Thairath Online's special team sought comment from Lieutenant Commander Detthorn Saeng-amnat, Director of Thonburi District, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), regarding Ms. Siriporn, a registrar accused of involvement with fake fathers registering births for Chinese nationals. He revealed the official was previously involved in another case and has recently been re-arrested. Police traced the network to hospital staff and fake fathers allegedly running the scheme. For the district official, the office is the endpoint responsible for birth registrations. Police investigations suggest possible complicity by district officials.Tags: [district director, registrar accused, fake birth scheme, police investigation]
Regarding the latest case, the district has processes to investigate staff misconduct. However, the office has not yet seen arrest warrants or formal charges because police have informed the suspect directly. The district plans to conduct a detailed review once official documents are received.Tags: [investigation process, arrest warrants, staff misconduct, district office]
Ms. Siriporn is currently not serving as a registrar because she was reassigned to assist in another department and no longer performs registrar duties. The district awaits official paperwork to determine disciplinary actions. Previously, when she was first arrested, an inquiry committee was appointed. For this latest case, the district is waiting for police evidence, which was sent to the Bangkok governor but has not yet reached the district.Tags: [staff reassignment, disciplinary action, investigation status]
When asked about police evidence including blank birth certificates allegedly signed by suspects to facilitate forgery, Lieutenant Commander Detthorn said many cases require re-examination. Last week, the Department of Provincial Administration requested information on birth registrations involving one Thai parent and one foreign parent, asking the district for documents on 45 cases. The district has sent all details to the department.Tags: [birth certificate forgery, evidence review, interdepartmental cooperation]
There has been only one district official responsible for birth registrations who has served continuously. It is possible this official knows the hospital staff involved due to their long-term collaboration.Tags: [birth registration official, staff relationships]
If investigations confirm district officials' wrongdoing, they must be dismissed or face disciplinary measures. However, at this stage, they are suspects and due process is required to ensure fairness for all parties.Tags: [disciplinary action, due process, fairness]
A hospital staff member in Thonburi accused of corruption in registering births for Chinese children with false Thai paternity has reportedly accepted bribes from Chinese nationals. Thairath Online interviewed Emeritus Prof. Dr. Amorn Leelarasamee, former President of the Medical Association of Thailand and Medical Council board member, who explained that hospitals usually handle birth registrations to avoid delays at the registry office. Such administrative tasks are typically performed by staff, with doctors or senior personnel generally uninvolved.Tags: [hospital staff, corruption, birth registration, Medical Association]
He personally suspects document forgery since delivery doctors must sign birth certificates. Likely, staff forged doctors' signatures because if doctors signed fraudulently, they would face severe legal penalties. The Medical Council has consistently emphasized this point.Tags: [document forgery, doctors' signatures, legal penalties, Medical Council]
The Medical Council plans to investigate which hospital doctors may have erred allowing the signing of birth certificates for Chinese children with falsified registrations. At the same time, they warn all doctors nationwide to exercise caution when signing birth documents to prevent future forgery.Tags: [Medical Council investigation, doctor responsibility, document fraud prevention]