3 Former Police Officers Striped of Ranks and Decorations

Thansettakij•Politics•19d ago

Reader Briefing

A royal command has been issued to strip three former police officers of their ranks and recall their royal decorations due to serious disciplinary misconduct.

•Three former police officers were stripped of their ranks and had their royal decorations recalled.
•The action was based on serious disciplinary misconduct and orders for dismissal from government service.
•The official announcement was published via the Royal Gazette on August 5, 2026.
•The removals are executed under the National Police Act 2022.

Overview

•The Royal Gazette published the announcement from the Office of the Prime Minister on August 5, 2026.
•Police Colonel Rattrawee Chaichana was removed from police rank effective October 31, 2017.
•Police Colonel Rattrawee Chaichana committed serious disciplinary misconduct and was ordered to be dismissed from government service.
•Police Lieutenant Colonel Yuslon Abdulsama was removed from police rank effective November 25, 2021.
•Police Lieutenant Colonel Yuslon Abdulsama committed serious disciplinary misconduct and was ordered to be dismissed from government service.
•Police Lieutenant Phuwanai Kaewnoi was removed from police rank effective October 26, 2024.
•Police Lieutenant Phuwanai Kaewnoi committed serious disciplinary misconduct and was ordered to be dismissed from government service.
•Rattrawee Chaichana, Yuslon Abdulsama, and Phuwanai Kaewnoi have been removed from the lists of royal decoration recipients.

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Key Entities

Person

Police Colonel Rattrawee Chaichana(พันตำรวจเอก รัฐระวี ไชยชนะ)

A former police officer stripped of rank effective October 31, 2017, due to serious disciplinary misconduct.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Yuslon Abdulsama(พันตำรวจโท ยุสลอน อับดุลซามะ)

A former police officer stripped of rank effective November 25, 2021, due to serious disciplinary misconduct.

Police Lieutenant Phuwanai Kaewnoi(ร้อยตำรวจโท ภูวนัย แก้วน้อย)

A former police officer stripped of rank effective October 26, 2024, due to serious disciplinary misconduct.

Organization

Royal Gazette(ราชกิจจานุเบกษา)

The website that published the announcement regarding the stripping of police ranks.

Office of the Prime Minister(สำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี)

The agency that issued the announcement regarding the removal of police ranks and recall of decorations.

Royal Thai Police(สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ)ℹ️

The organization whose regulations regarding the stripping of police ranks were applied.

Law

National Police Act 2022(พระราชบัญญัติตำรวจแห่งชาติ พ.ศ. 2565)

The law under which the police ranks were stripped.