5,000 Local Exam Answer Sheets Mismatch, NCCC to Investigate

Thairath•Politics•21d ago

Reader Briefing

Approximately 5,000 candidates for local government positions are under investigation by the NCCC due to discrepancies between their exam answer sheets and recorded scores.

•Deputy Interior Minister Worasit Liengprasert confirmed that 5,000 out of over 15,000 initial candidates for local government roles had answer sheets that did not match their recorded scores.
•The findings have been submitted to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NCCC) and a special fact-finding committee for further investigation.
•Those found guilty will have their appointments revoked, but they can continue working until the NCCC's investigation concludes, as the offense is considered complete.

Overview

•Deputy Interior Minister Worasit Liengprasert revealed discrepancies in local government exam answer sheets.
•Approximately 5,000 answer sheets from over 15,000 candidates did not match their recorded scores.
•The mismatch between answer sheets and scores is the reason for the investigation.
•The inspection results have been sent to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NCCC) for further investigation.
•A fact-finding committee chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilaphan is also investigating.
•Individuals found to have committed offenses will face revocation of their local civil servant status.
•Wrongdoers can continue to work normally until the NCCC completes its investigation due to the offense being considered complete.
•The Ministry of Interior will conduct internal disciplinary investigations.

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Key Quotes

Worasit Liengprasert

"After this, the inspection results will be sent to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NCCC) and the fact-finding committee chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilaphan."

หลังจากนี้จะส่งผลการตรวจสอบดังกล่าวไปให้คณะกรรมการป้องกันและปราบปรามการทุจริตแห่งชาติ (ป.ป.ช.) และส่งให้คณะกรรมการตรวจสอบข้อเท็จจริง ที่นายปกรณ์ นิลประพันธ์ รองนายกฯเป็นประธาน

Worasit Liengprasert

"Once the NCCC completes its investigation, the wrongdoers will be revoked from their local civil servant status."

เมื่อ ป.ป.ช. ตรวจสอบเสร็จเรียบร้อยแล้ว ผู้กระทำความผิดถึงจะถูกเพิกถอนจากการเป็นข้าราชการท้องถิ่น

Worasit Liengprasert

"There is no problem because the offense is complete."

ไม่มีปัญหาเพราะความผิดสำเร็จแล้ว

Key Entities

Person

Worasit Liengprasert(วรศิษฎ์ เลียงประสิทธิ์)

Deputy Minister of Interior who disclosed the issue of mismatched exam answer sheets for local government positions.

Pakorn Nilaphan(นายปกรณ์ นิลประพันธ์)

Deputy Prime Minister, who chairs the fact-finding committee investigating the local government exam irregularities.

Organization

NCCC(ป.ป.ช.)

National Anti-Corruption Commission, the body tasked with investigating the discrepancies found in local government exam answer sheets.

Department of Local Administration (DOLA)(กรมส่งเสริมการปกครองท้องถิ่น(สถ.))

The department responsible for the local government recruitment process where answer sheet discrepancies were discovered.

Central Committee for Local Government Employee Competitive Examination(คณะกรรมการกลางการสอบแข่งขันพนักงานส่วนท้องถิ่น (กสถ.))

The body that controls the organization and announcement of results for local government employee examinations.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry overseen by Deputy Minister Worasit Liengprasert, which is conducting internal disciplinary investigations into the exam irregularities.

SWU(มศว)ℹ️

Srinakarinvirot University, which reportedly sent a flash drive containing information to the NCCC for comparison regarding the exam irregularities.

Place

in Nonthaburi Province(ที่ จ.นนทบุรี)ℹ️

The province where a previous arrest related to exam irregularities was made, as mentioned in the article.