RTA condemned after ordering bedridden patient to report for conscription

[snoop1130]

Photo via The Bangkok Insight and Dara Daily

 

Thai netizens criticised the Royal Thai Army (RTA) for their lack of empathy after a woman had to take her bedridden disabled son to report for conscription in the northern province of Lamphun.

 

A former Thai actor, 21 year old Thanakit “Off” Wutthirothong, left the movie industry after a motorcycle accident rendered him disabled. A drunk woman crashed her car into Off’s motorcycle leaving him with serious brain damage. Since then, he has been bedridden and under the care of his mother, 49 year old Duangkamon Wutthirothong.

 

The story went viral on social media after a video was posted of Off and his mother reporting for conscription. Thai netizens initially criticised Duangkamon for taking her bedridden son to the conscription site, but she later explained that she was ordered to attend by a military recruiting officer.

 

On Saturday, April 8, Duangkamon explained that she learned last year that her son had to report for conscription and tried to contact the RTA to report her son’s condition. She prepared medical documents and a disabled identification card, along with pictures and videos of her son, to prove that he could not serve in the military.

 

Despite providing this evidence, a military recruiting officer urged her and Off to report themselves to the premises. Duangkamon tried to negotiate with the RTA to avoid travelling to the premises, because of the risk of infection to Off, but the RTA insisted on their processes.

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/rta-condemned-after-ordering-bedridden-patient-to-report-for-conscription

 

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[billd766]

All just to save the military recruiting officers face.

 

Shame he lost it and more anyway.

 

Just another power crazed numpty.

[Andycoops]

Absolutely disgusting and disgraceful behaviour from the army recruitment Muppet.

I hope his family never has to suffer that sort of humiliation the man is clearly sick and needs mental health treatment.

[RichardColeman]

Story could have been worse, Mum could have picked the wrong ball out

[Enoon]

Doctors certificate not good enough?

 

What if the guy had died the day before?

 

Would they have had to take the corpse in?

 

******* idiots!

 

 

[khunpeer]

typical...

[Purdey]

So many lads try to escape conscription that the RTA may have seen it all and knew that in Thailand medical certificates can be faked. However, someone could have jumped on a motorcycle and visited the home to check.

Once again, the Thai military breaks its face in the worst way.