State-owned company officer accused of age fraud to prolong retirement

[webfact]

A group of people calling themselves the State Enterprise Lover Club accused a deputy executive director of a state-owned telecommunications company in Thailand of committing age fraud to extend his retirement.

 

The State Enterprise Lover Club urged a renowned Thai lawyer, Sittha Biabangkerd, to expose the matter to the public as they filed a complaint with the relevant government agencies, but the case went nowhere.

 

Sittha explained that the group suspected that the deputy executive director committed the retirement age fraud by illegally making a change on his birth certificate. They suspected that the year of birth was changed from 1963 to 1964 because of two suspicious points in the document.

 

Firstly, the certificate showed that the officer was born on Monday, December 30, 1964. However, the December 30 of that year was Wednesday. Instead, December 30, 1963 was Monday. Secondly, the birth certificate was issued on January 31, 1964, which was impossible as it was almost a year before the officer was born.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Sittha Biabangkerd and the accused officer's birth certification | Photo via KhaoChad

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-12-20

 

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[Tropicalevo]

The fraudster was obviously not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

In gaol, he can get lessons on how to do it properly.

[Peabody]

Sounds like he was extending his working time, not his retirement time.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Firstly, the certificate showed that the officer was born on Monday, December 30, 1964. However, the December 30 of that year was Wednesday. Instead, December 30, 1963 was Monday. Secondly, the birth certificate was issued on January 31, 1964, which was impossible as it was almost a year before the officer was born.

Duh....

[Liverpool Lou]

3 hours ago, Peabody said:

Sounds like he was extending his working time, not his retirement time.

The article clearly explains what the purpose of the alteration was.