Revocation of Royal Decorations for 2 Former CAAT Employees

Thairath•Politics•19d ago

Reader Briefing

Two former employees of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand have had their royal decorations revoked following their dismissal for serious disciplinary misconduct.

•Royal permission was granted to revoke all classes of royal decorations from two former employees of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand.
•The revocation was published in the Royal Gazette on September 2, 2026.
•Both individuals were dismissed from their positions effective October 1, 2025.
•The cause for dismissal was serious disciplinary misconduct involving corruption in the performance of duties.

Overview

•Royal permission was granted to revoke all classes of royal decorations from two former employees of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand.
•The announcement was published on the Royal Gazette website on September 2, 2026.
•Anutin Charnvirakul, the Prime Minister, served as the counter-signer of the Royal Command announced on August 14, 2026.
•Kodchakorn Pupilo was dismissed on October 1, 2025, for serious disciplinary misconduct and corruption in performing duties causing severe damage to the office.
•The Benjamaphorn Mongkut Thai decoration was revoked from Kodchakorn Pupilo.
•Nilawan Jarodol was dismissed on October 1, 2025, for serious disciplinary misconduct and corruption in performing duties causing severe damage to the office.
•The Benjamaphorn Mongkut Thai decoration was revoked from Nilawan Jarodol.
•Both Kodchakorn Pupilo and Nilawan Jarodol have been removed from the list of royal decoration recipients according to relevant Prime Minister's Office announcements.

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Key Entities

Organization

Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand(สำนักงานการบินพลเรือนแห่งประเทศไทย)ℹ️

The organization where the two dismissed employees were previously employed.

Royal Gazette(ราชกิจจานุเบกษา)

The website that published the announcement regarding the revocation of royal decorations.

Office of the Prime Minister(สำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี)

The office that issued the announcement regarding the revocation of royal decorations.

Person

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

The Prime Minister who served as the counter-signer of the Royal Command.

Kodchakorn Pupilo(กฎชกร ปูปิโล)

A former Senior General Administration Officer 7 at the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand who was dismissed on October 1, 2025.

Nilawan Jarodol(นิลวรรณ จรดล)

A former Senior Financial Planning and Administration Officer 7 at the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand who was dismissed on October 1, 2025.

Law

Prime Minister's Office Regulation on Requesting Royal Permission to Revoke Royal Decorations 2005(ระเบียบสำนักนายกรัฐมนตรี ว่าด้วยการขอพระราชทานพระบรมราชานุญาตเรียกคืนเครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์ พ.ศ. 2548)

The regulation used as the basis for revoking the royal decorations.

Regulation of the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand Oversight Committee on Personnel Administration 2016(ระเบียบคณะกรรมการกำกับสำนักงานการบินพลเรือนแห่งประเทศไทยว่าด้วยการบริหารงานบุคคล พ.ศ. 2559)

The personnel regulation under which the two employees were found to have committed serious disciplinary offenses.