The Royal Thai Embassy in Ankara has clarified the facts surrounding the death of "Hlaun Solo" in Georgia, insisting it was never notified by police on 14 July as reported in the news. It revealed that an official death notification letter was received on 30 July, and has asked the Georgian side to investigate why the information relay was delayed.
Following reports and questions circulating about how the Royal Thai Embassy in Ankara, Turkey, handled the death of Mr. Boworntat Pengsuk — known publicly as "Hlaun Solo" — in Georgia:
The embassy's "Royal Thai Embassy, Ankara" page has issued a statement clarifying the facts in order to provide a correct understanding. It confirmed that the embassy was never notified of the matter by Georgian police on 14 July 2026 as reported in the news.
The embassy laid out the sequence of events and additional facts as follows: On 29 July 2026, embassy officials arrived in Tbilisi, Georgia, at 20:30 and immediately proceeded to a Georgian police station. The investigating officer informed them that the police station had sent an email to the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs as early as 14 July 2026, requesting that Thai authorities be notified — and that the embassy had never received any direct notification from Georgian police prior to that visit.
Subsequently, on 30 July 2026 at 11:00, embassy officials met with officials from the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and received the official letter notifying them of Mr. Boworntat's death. (The document was dated 29 July 2026, written in Georgian, and accompanied by an unofficial English translation.)
The embassy has asked the Georgian side to investigate why the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs only dated and issued the letter to the embassy on 29 July 2026, given that the embassy had itself reached out to inquire about the matter first, on 28 July 2026, after learning of Mr. Boworntat's disappearance.
The Royal Thai Embassy in Ankara affirmed that it has carried out its consular assistance duties with diligence, on the basis of verified information from the authorities of the receiving state, in accordance with international law, while strictly respecting the privacy of the deceased and his family.
