Although the former Navy commander had a degree in nursing, he claimed he wanted to make more money.
PUBLISHED: 7 Sep 2024 at 20: 23
A 55-year-old past navy officer has been detained in Bangkok on suspicion of 20 years of non-required medical practice.
The suspect, who was only identified as Thanaboon, 55, was detained on Friday at a doctor in the Ratchathewi district’s Phetchaburi Soi 31, according to the Metropolitan Police Bureau.
A nearby resident complained to a group of “fake physicians” who offered abortion services at clinics on Phetchaburi Road, and the arrest came as a result.
Officers arrived at the office to see Mr. Thanaboon, who was preparing to administer a patient with a Myanmar nurse. He claimed to be in possession of a medical license, but the soldiers were unable to locate his data in the Thai Medical Council’s online database.
Mr. Thanaboon eventually admitted to having been practicing without a license since 2004. He had more than ten years of experience running the Phetchaburi Soi 31 office.
On the top floors of the office, it was discovered that the patient rooms were in bad condition. Additionally, his mobile phone contained some images of the clinic’s vaginal ultrasound results and birth patients.
Mr. Thanaboon claimed that he received a bachelor’s degree in nursing and nursing in 1989 and that he soon accepted an officer position with the army health corps while stationed in the Chon Buri district’s Sattahip area.
He started taking part work as an unregulated physician at medical facilities in 2004 because he wanted to increase his income, he said.
He was arrested again in 2009 for improperly providing pregnancies. He was bailed and managed to avoid any further motion until the event was over.
He eventually left the army. Mr. Thanaboon admitted that he had been using the knowledge he gained while working as a military officer as a nurse over the course of the past 20 years to provide health services without authorization at numerous clinics.