Private Sector Urges Crackdown on Thai Nationality Trading

MGR Online•Economy•17d ago

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The Zero Corruption Working Group of the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce and Industry (JSCCI) has proposed seven urgent measures to combat the organized illegal trade of Thai nationality.

•The Zero Corruption Working Group identifies at least nine patterns of illegally obtaining Thai nationality or registration status.
•Illegal nationality acquisition is linked to grey capital, money laundering, nominees, and transnational crime.
•The working group proposes seven measures, including DNA testing for suspicious cases and integrated database linking between government agencies.
•The group calls for the government to elevate the issue of nationality fraud to a critical security and economic priority.

Overview

•The Zero Corruption Working Group of the JSCCI states that illegal Thai nationality acquisition results from gaps in verification processes, incomplete data linking, and misconduct by some officials.
•The Zero Corruption Working Group identifies nine illegal methods, including hiring Thai men to certify as fathers, illegal surrogacy, and identity theft of deceased or missing persons.
•Illegal nationality and registration status are used to facilitate business operations, asset ownership, and the concealment of identities for drug networks and transnational criminals.
•The illegal acquisition of rights increases budgetary burdens on education, public health, and welfare, while damaging public trust in government agencies.
•The Zero Corruption Working Group proposes seven measures, including risk analysis systems, DNA testing for suspicious cases, and the expansion of legal action against all levels of the network.
•The Zero Corruption Working Group suggests the government integrate the Department of Provincial Administration, Royal Thai Police, Department of Special Investigation, PACC, NACC, Immigration Bureau, and public health agencies to solve the problem.
•The Zero Corruption Working Group thanked the Anti-Corruption Organization (Thailand) for providing useful information and recommendations.

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Key Entities

Organization

JSCCI(กกร.)

The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce and Industry.

Zero Corruption Working Group: JSCCI and Friends Do Not Tolerate(คณะทำงาน Zero Corruption : กกร. และเพื่อน ไม่ทน)

A working group that exposed organized Thai nationality trading and proposed seven corrective measures.

Anti-Corruption Organization (Thailand)(องค์กรต่อต้านคอร์รัปชัน (ประเทศไทย))

An organization that provided information and recommendations to the Zero Corruption Working Group.

Department of Provincial Administration(กรมการปกครอง)ℹ️

A government agency tasked with civil registration and targeted for database integration to prevent nationality fraud.

Royal Thai Police(สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ)ℹ️

A law enforcement agency requested to integrate operations to combat nationality fraud.

Department of Special Investigation(กรมสอบสวนคดีพิเศษ)ℹ️

A government agency requested to integrate operations to combat nationality fraud.

PACC(สำนักงาน ป.ป.ท.)ℹ️

The Office of Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission requested to integrate operations to combat nationality fraud.

NACC(สำนักงาน ป.ป.ช.)

The National Anti-Corruption Commission requested to integrate operations to combat nationality fraud.

Immigration Bureau(สำนักงานตรวจคนเข้าเมือง)

A government agency tasked with immigration control and targeted for database integration.