Thailand Appoints New DSI Chief After Removing Former Head
The Thai government has removed Lieutenant Colonel Yuthana Praadam as head of the Department of Special Investigation and appointed him as a senior expert in the Prime Minister’s Office. Police Lieutenant Piyak Raksakul has been named the new DSI director-general. The announcement also detailed five other senior-level transfers within the Ministry of Justice.
On October 15, 2026, the Royal Gazette published a Prime Minister’s Office announcement stating that Lieutenant Colonel Yuthana Praadam has been removed from his position as Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation, Ministry of Justice, and appointed as a special expert attached to the Prime Minister’s Office (senior administrator), effective October 13, 2026. The announcement also listed six senior-level appointments within the Ministry of Justice: 1) Tharinee Saengsang, removed from Deputy Permanent Secretary, Office of the Permanent Secretary, and appointed Inspector of the Ministry, Office of the Permanent Secretary; 2) Nantarasmee Thepdolchai, removed from Inspector of the Ministry, Office of the Permanent Secretary, and appointed Deputy Permanent Secretary, Office of the Permanent Secretary; 3) Police Lieutenant Colonel Prawut Wongsenin, removed from Director-General of the Corrections Department, and appointed Deputy Permanent Secretary, Office of the Permanent Secretary; 4) Komol Phrompheng, removed from Director-General of the Juvenile Observation and Protection Department, and appointed Inspector of the Ministry, Office of the Permanent Secretary; 5) Police Lieutenant Colonel Pongsathon Thanyasiri, removed from Inspector of the Ministry, Office of the Permanent Secretary, and appointed Director-General of the Juvenile Observation and Protection Department; 6) Police Lieutenant Piyak Raksakul, removed from Director-General of the Probation Department, and appointed Director-General of the Department of Special Investigation.
