King Revokes Medal From Dismissed University Official Over Corruption
His Majesty the King has ordered the revocation of a royal decoration from a former university financial officer who was dismissed for corruption in 2016. The Benjamaphorn Mongkut Thai medal was withdrawn following a final dismissal order after the official violated university regulations on serious disciplinary misconduct. The revocation was published in the Royal Gazette on November 5, 2026.
The Royal Gazette has published a Prime Minister's Office announcement regarding the revocation of a royal decoration. His Majesty the King graciously granted permission to revoke the Benjamaphorn Mongkut Thai decoration from Mr. Koson (surname withheld), a former financial and accounting academic at a Rajamangala University of Technology. The decoration was originally conferred upon him, but he committed serious disciplinary offenses involving corruption in the performance of his official duties, violating Section 50, Paragraph 3 of the Rajamangala University of Technology Regulations on Personnel Administration for University Staff B.E. 2558. He was dismissed from civil service effective June 8, 2016, by a final order. This dismissal serves as grounds for the decoration's revocation under Sections 6 and 7(4) of the Prime Minister's Office Regulations on Petitioning for Royal Permission to Revoke Royal Decorations B.E. 2558. Mr. Koson has been removed from the list of decoration recipients per the related Prime Minister's Office announcement. Announced on November 5, 2026.
