DSI, in collaboration with agencies under the Ministry of Justice, traveled to Kaeng Krachan District in Phetchaburi Province to assist in updating the registration status of the Pong Luek Bang Kloi villagers

DSI, in collaboration with agencies under the Ministry of Justice, traveled to Kaeng Krachan District in Phetchaburi Province to assist in updating the registration status of the Pong Luek Bang Kloi villagers

          On June 17-18, 2024, Police Major Suriya Singhakamol, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Justice Ministry, oversaw the coordination of various agencies under the Ministry of Justice, namely, the Department of Special Investigation, the Central Institute of Forensic Science, the Rights and Liberties Protection Department, the Office of Justice Affairs in Phetchaburi Province, and the Department of Juvenile Observation and Protection. They collaborated in verifying the nationality of villagers from Ban Pong Luek and Ban Bang Kloy in Huai Mae Priang Subdistrict, Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi Province. Approximately 200 witnesses were interviewed across Kaeng Krachan District to gather information for the Bureau of Registration Administration, aimed at issuing birth certificates and processing naturalization applications under Section 33 of the Nationality Act.

          This practice involved fieldwork in Phetchaburi, in compliance with the policies of Police Colonel Tawee Sodsong, the Minister of Justice, to bring justice to people and grant justice to stateless individuals in Thailand. The effort was led by Mr. Angsuket Wisutvatthansak, Director of the Justice Enhancement Affairs Bureau, along with officers from the Justice Enhancement Affairs Bureau and the Special Case Operation Center Region 7, Bureau of Regional Operations, for integration.