Transportation minister accused of forging documents

A lawyer representing Wiwatchai Kullamart told police that Santi had a nominee sitting in his place in an examination at the Faculty of Education in 1992.

The man identified himself as Santi and presented a student's identity card and driving license that had Santi's name on it.

Wiwatchai said that he was then chief of the examination found out the incident and brought the case to the faculty's investigation. The investigation concluded that Santi hired somebody else to take the exam for him and also falsified official documents.

It ruled that Santi be dismissed from the university.

However Santi reapplied to the university although he was well aware that he was prohibited to do so. Wiwatchai said. And with the help from then rector, he was accepted as a student of the university.

Democrat MP's Winai Sompong raised the issue during a parliamentary noconfidence debate on Thursday.

However Santi denied the accusation, saying that he never had driving license in his life and he never had such alleged problems with the university during his studying.