[Update] Anutin defends revocation of chief rabbi’s citizenship, vows firm enforcement Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said his decision to revoke the Thai citizenship of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor, Thailand’s chief rabbi and head of Chabad of Thailand, complied with the law. Speaking after signing the order, Anutin said naturalized citizens must follow rules governing travel and their conduct in Thailand. He referred questions about the case’s details to the director-general of the Department of Provincial Administration. Asked whether criminal proceedings would follow, Anutin did not announce further charges, saying officials would act according to the law. “Whatever the violation, government agencies and officials responsible must take decisive action and enforce the law to its fullest extent to maintain peace and order in Thai society,” he said. The October 28 order cited Kantor’s continued use of American nationality after naturalization. It comes amid wider investigations into suspected nominee businesses and Chabad-linked companies, although the stated grounds for revoking his citizenship concern his use of his former nationality.