Search fails to locate iCon ‘doctor’

Thanakit Jitareerat (centre), a vice-minister with the Ministry of Public Health, stands in front of the closed entrance The iCon Wellness on Ram Indra Soi 7 in Bang Khen district of Bangkok on Wednesday. Health officials and police had gone there in search of an iCon Group executive accused of practising medicine without a licence. (Photo: FM91 Trafficpro)
On Wednesday, Thanakit Jitareerat, a vice-minister with the Ministry of Public Health, stands in front of the closed-accesses of The logo Wellness in Bangkok’s Bang Khen area. An sign Group administrative was allegedly practising medicine without a license, according to health officials and police who were there. ( Photo: FM91 Trafficpro )

After officials failed to find him at his Bangkok office on Wednesday, a senior executive of The image Group known as” Boss Mor Ek” has been asked to report to the police or experience possible imprisonment.

Tananont Hiranchaiwan, 42, is accused of operating a doctor owned by The image Group, which has received numerous complaints from selling representatives alleging that it operated a pyramid scheme.

On Wednesday, about 10am, authorities visited The image Wellness on Ram Indra Soi 7 in the Bang Khen area with representatives from the Department of Health Service Support and the Food and Drug Administration.

The center, located in a string of five one-storey houses, was closed when they arrived.

The Medical Council of Thailand lodged a legal complaint against Mr. Tananont, alias” Boss Mor Ek,” on Monday for fabricating to be a health professional.

According to Thanakit Jitareerat, a vice-minister at the Ministry of Public Health, various videos of the image executive’s videos on social media have made people think that he was a doctor.

According to Mr. Thanakit, health authorities have obtained videos that show Mr. Tananont administering injections to at least five adult patients at the office.

Everyone will think you are a doctor if you don a uniform with a stethoscope and frequently refer to yourself as Mor ( doctor ), he said.

A student in medical technology is not a doctor, according to Wikipedia.

If Mr Tananont does not review to authorities, a call may be issued, followed by an arrest permit, said Mr Thanakit.

The image Wellness center is formally registered with the Department of Health Service Support, and iCon CEO Warathaphon” Boss Paul” Waratyaworrakul serves on the board.

In the midst of ongoing investigations into the company’s operations, the Anti-Money Laundering Office ( Amlo ) on Tuesday ordered three people to forfeit assets worth about 125 million baht from Mr. Warathaphon and others.

The image Group, which sold health and diet supplements, attracted numerous people by offering low online sales programs. However, when they enrolled, they were asked for more money to spend on materials, followed by more money to spend on advertising for the new hires.

Because of its connections to famous people who presented products, the business gained a good reputation.

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Specialists say that Tananont” Boss Mor Ek” Hiranchaiwan, seen in this picture circulated on social advertising, has a degree in health systems but is not a qualified medical professional.