Asapon Clears Director-General Narucha of Exam Fraud

Thairath•Politics•4d ago

Reader Briefing

Asapon Sarntraiphop, Chairman of the House Committee on Anti-Corruption, clarified that Director-General Narucha Khosashivilaiz was not involved in local government examination fraud.

•Asapon Sarntraiphop corrected previous statements regarding Director-General Narucha's involvement in fraud.
•A new TOR for examinations was drafted after the arrest of a Nakhon Ratchasima municipal clerk in 2021.
•Over 3,000 officials who failed the exams but were listed as passing have been removed from service.
•The Anti-Money Laundering Office is proceeding with asset seizures of those involved in the fraud.

Overview

•Asapon Sarntraiphop confirmed that Director-General Narucha Khosashivilaiz has no involvement in the fraud and was the person who signed the order appointing the new TOR drafting committee.
•Asapon Sarntraiphob will invite the Chairman of the TOR drafting committee to provide information to the House Committee on Anti-Corruption on Thursday, August 27.
•The fraud occurred around 2021 during local government official competitive examinations, leading to the arrest of a municipal clerk in Nakhon Ratchasima.
•Burapha University did not sign the contract for the new TOR because the changed conditions, such as nationwide testing and on-site grading, were not feasible based on their initial proposal.
•Asapon Sarntraiphop suggested that DSI and the NACC invite Rangsiman Rome to provide details regarding his claims, as the DSI reported having no data to support those claims.
•Over 3,000 officials have been removed from the civil service because they did not meet the criteria or failed the examinations.
•The NACC expects to file lawsuits in court within approximately 10 months, utilizing findings from Pakorn Nilpraphan's team.
•The Anti-Money Laundering Office is preparing to seize assets of certain fraudsters and file suits in civil court.

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Key Quotes

Asapon Sarntraiphop

"I confirm that Director-General Narucha has no involvement in the fraud."

ผมยืนยันว่า อธิบดีนฤชา ไม่มีส่วนเกี่ยวข้องกับการทุจริต

Key Entities

Person

Asapon Sarntraiphop(อาสพลธ์ สรรณ์ไตรภพ)

MP for Si Sa Ket from the Bhumjaithai Party and Chairman of the House Committee on Anti-Corruption.

Narucha Khosashivilaiz(นฤชา โฆษาศิวิไลซ์)

Former Director-General of the Department of Provincial Administration.

Pakorn Nilpraphan(ปกรณ์ นิลประพันธ์)

Deputy Prime Minister for Legal Affairs whose team conducted a fact-finding investigation.

Rangsiman Rome(รังสิมันต์ โรม)ℹ️

An individual who made claims about national-level politicians' involvement in the fraud.

Organization

House Committee on Anti-Corruption(กมธ.ป.ป.ช.)

A parliamentary committee responsible for the prevention and suppression of corruption and misconduct.

Bhumjaithai Party(พรรคภูมิใจไทย)ℹ️

The political party to which Asapon Sarntraiphop belongs.

NACC(ป.ป.ช.)

The National Anti-Corruption Commission responsible for criminal prosecutions in the fraud case.

AMLO(ปปง.)ℹ️

The Anti-Money Laundering Office handling asset seizures and civil lawsuits.

P.P.P.(ป.ป.ป.)

An agency involved in the investigation following the fact-finding stage.

Burapha University(มหาวิทยาลัยบูรพา)ℹ️

The institution that won the initial bid but did not sign the contract for the revised TOR.

DSI

The Department of Special Investigation which interrogated suspects and investigated the fraud network.

Department of Local Administration(กรม สถ.)

The agency that removed over 3,000 unqualified officials from the civil service.

Place

Nakhon Ratchasima(นครราชสีมา)ℹ️

The province where a municipal clerk was arrested for examination fraud.

Si Sa Ket(ศรีสะเกษ)ℹ️

The constituency of Asapon Sarntraiphop and a location where fraud brokers were mentioned.