DSI ready to probe World Peace University
The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) will wait for an official complaint before looking into an allegation that the World Peace University has deceived the public by operating without a licence.
“I have seen reports about the allegation in the media,” DSI chief Tarit Pengdith said yesterday.
The Office of Higher Education Commission (Ohec) is reportedly preparing to lodge a complaint with the DSI against the university.
Tarit said that the DSI would launch a probe if a complaint was made.
The World Peace University came under scrutiny after Sukhum Wongprasit identified himself as the holder of a PhD conferred by the institute. Sukhum made the claim while speaking in defence of Luang Pu Nenkham, a senior monk at Wat Pa Khanti Tham in Si Sa Ket who has come under fire for alleged extravagance, after video clips emerged on the Internet showing him aboard a private jet and toting Louis Vuitton luggage.
A source revealed that Ohec had never granted the World Peace University a licence to operate as a higher-education institute, and thus it could not legitimately confer PhDs.
