16 arrests made in fake birth registration case
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16 arrests made in fake birth registration case

Public officials and hospital staffer linked to scheme that granted Thai citizenship to Chinese children

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Authorities announce the results of an operation they dubbed “Removing the Dragon’s Scales” to crack down on false birth registrations, in Bangkok on Thursday. (Photo: DOPA Channel, Department of Provincial Administration)
Authorities announce the results of an operation they dubbed “Removing the Dragon’s Scales” to crack down on false birth registrations, in Bangkok on Thursday. (Photo: DOPA Channel, Department of Provincial Administration)

Sixteen people, including district officials and hospital staff, have been arrested in connection with a fraudulent birth registration scheme, Thai authorities said on Thursday.

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An officer with the Metropolitan Police Investigation Bureau (iDMB) speaks with one of the people involved in the fraudulent birth certificate case. (Police Photo).

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Pol Gen Samran Nualma and Pol Lt Gen Nopasin Poolswat take part in the arrest operation that followed a lengthy investigation into fraudulent birth registrations. (Photo: Royal Thai Police)

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