Bangkok Official Suspended Over Fraudulent ID Card Scheme
A Bangkok municipal employee has been suspended for colluding with brokers to illegally register foreign nationals in Thai residential records, enabling fraudulent pink ID card applications in Din Daeng District. The suspension follows earl
Bangkok authorities have suspended an additional municipal employee from the Din Daeng District Office for cooperating with brokers to illegally register foreign nationals in residential records, enabling them to obtain Thai pink ID cards. On August 20, Pol. Maj. Gen. Adisr Ngamjitsukhsri, advisor to the Bangkok governor, announced an update on the "Sweep the Middle of Bangkok" operation targeting the fraudulent issuance of ID cards numbered with 7 to foreign nationals in the Din Daeng area.
The Din Daeng District director has ordered the suspension of an additional permanent employee of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's Din Daeng District Office, effective August 19. This employee allegedly collaborated with brokers to facilitate the transfer of foreign nationals into household registries at a Din Daeng condominium belonging to relatives and coordinated related documentation to enable the acquisition of pink ID cards. Police have charged the individual with aiding officials to act improperly, presenting false evidence in household records, and jointly entering false data into computer systems.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Adisr stated that this order represents an expanded enforcement action following the earlier suspension of three registry division officials on August 18, all of whom face charges for acting or failing to act improperly in their duties, certifying false documents, and jointly entering false data into computer systems.
