PUBLISHED : 31 Jul 2024 at 17:31
Mongkol Preesukkasem, a “fake” prosecutor who was recently arrested, was found to have been illegally appointed as a level-five prosecutor by the Thanya Buri Provincial Office of the Attorney last year.
It was reported on Wednesday that a picture of a certificate letter issued and signed by the Thanya Buri Provincial Office of the Attorney in Pathum Thani on March 26 last year was shared in a Line chat group of prosecutors.
The letter certified that Mr Mongkol, who was the advisor to the then director-general of the Office of the Attorney General’s investigative office, Pol Lt Uthai Artiwet, held a position equivalent to a level-five prosecutor. Pol Lt Uthai is currently an acting deputy attorney general.
The letter also stated that Mr Mongkol was a disciplined, moral, and honest person who had been helping and benefiting the Office of the Attorney General.
According to a source, the Thanya Buri Provincial Office of the Attorney did not have the authority to issue Mr Mongkol the certificate letter since his advisory position was unofficial and could not be deemed equivalent to a prosecutor of any level.
A level-five prosecutor has the same level of importance as a provincial chief public prosecutor or expert public prosecutor.
Mr Mongkol <a href=”https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2837823″ target=”_blank”>was arrested</a> by officers of Taling Chan police station while he was giving a lecture on law enforcement to a local high school in Nonthaburi last Thursday. During the lecture, he was wearing a prosecutor’s uniform.
The arrest came after the Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for him on June 20 due to his illegal impersonation, the wearing of a prosecutor’s uniform, fraud, and inputting false information into a computer system.
Reports also stated that Mr Mongkol does not have the right to wear the uniform or claim to hold the advisory position as Pol Lt Uthai, who appointed him as his advisor, no longer holds the director-general position.