Knowingly False Statements Regarding Military Rank and Eligibility
Is a person who lacks the right to be elected as a Member of the House of Representatives, having failed to complete primary education up to the 3rd grade. The defendant applied to be elected as a Member of the House of Representatives for a specific province, having filled out an application form. The defendant holds the rank of Captain in the Royal Thai Army and stood in front of the provincial administration office which has the duty to investigate the qualifications of applicants to record statements in the investigation record that the defendant holds the rank of Captain, which the defendant already knew was false. The photograph taken when the defendant stood before the provincial governor showed that the defendant was wearing military uniform of the rank of Captain without authorization, and the defendant submitted the aforementioned photograph to the provincial governor as evidence for registration as a Member of the House of Representatives and to allow the provincial governor to publish it for the public to know, based on the evidence presented by the defendant, the provincial governor accepted the application as follows, the defendant will be liable for any crime. The defendant filled out the application form himself and submitted it to the provincial governor, providing a false answer, the defendant is liable for knowingly making false statements to an official, pursuant to Section 137 of the Criminal Code. In the case where the provincial governor investigates the qualifications of applicants and the defendant informs the record of the investigation that the defendant holds the rank of Captain, which the defendant already knew was false, the defendant is liable for knowingly making false statements to a government official recorded in official documents, pursuant to the Criminal Code. As for the case where the defendant wore a uniform of the rank of Captain without authorization, the defendant is liable for wearing a uniform and using military rank without authorization, pursuant to Section of the Criminal Code (Judgment of the Court of Appeal No. 2752/2519).