Uni does the right thing, prof and self plagarism

I was quite surprized, at a southern university,  a certain dean was caught and asked to leave for self-plagarism.  The Dean was a Xick, and I was quite surprized he would do this basic research cheat gambit for this academic requirements.  The Thai Administration did not try to sweep it under the bamboo floor, instead gave him the choice to resign.  However this Ajaan is now in Bangkok teaching...