CIB to Review Local Exam Fraud Case Before NACC Submission

Matichon•General•25m ago

Reader Briefing

The Central Investigation Bureau is reviewing legal points and evidence in a local government examination fraud case before submitting the file to the National Anti-Corruption Commission.

•Pol. Lt. Gen. Natthasak Chaovanasai scheduled a meeting for July 20 at 11:00 AM to review the local exam fraud case.
•Over 10 government officials found during a search in Bang Yai, Nonthaburi, have cooperated with investigators.
•The case file is expected to be sent to the NACC within 4-5 days.
•There are 5,924 examinees with abnormal scores identified by Permanent Secretary Arsit Sampantharat.

Overview

•Pol. Lt. Gen. Natthasak Chaovanasai scheduled a meeting with Central Investigation Bureau investigators for July 20 at 11:00 AM.
•The Central Investigation Bureau will review legal aspects and evidence regarding the local exam fraud case to ensure the case is airtight before submitting the file to the National Anti-Corruption Commission.
•More than 10 government officials linked to a network discovered in Bang Yai, Nonthaburi, have already met with investigators from the Central Investigation Bureau and the National Anti-Corruption Commission.
•Investigators are discussing legal points regarding testimonies that a person referred to as Big Berm, who is currently a civil servant, is the mastermind behind the network.
•The Central Investigation Bureau will request the Royal Thai Police to appoint investigators in various localities if the Department of Provincial Administration formally revokes the rights of 5,924 examinees with abnormal scores.
•The submission of the case file to the National Anti-Corruption Commission is expected to take another 4-5 days.

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Key Entities

Person

Pol. Lt. Gen. Natthasak Chaovanasai(พล.ต.ท.ณัฐศักดิ์ เชาวนาศัย)

Commissioner of the Central Investigation Bureau.

Big Berm(บิ๊กเบิ้ม)

A current civil servant alleged by witnesses to be the mastermind behind the fraud network.

Mr. Arsit Sampantharat(นายอรรษิษฐ์ สัมพันธรัตน์)

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior who clarified the number of examinees with abnormal scores.

Organization

Central Investigation Bureau(บช.ก.)ℹ️

The police agency handling the investigation of the local exam fraud case.

National Anti-Corruption Commission(ป.ป.ช.)

The agency to which the fraud case file will be submitted.

Bureau of Police Investigation of Corruption and Misconduct(บก.ปปป.)

The agency that participated in the search of a company in Bang Yai.

Department of Provincial Administration(กรมการปกครอง)ℹ️

The agency that may formally revoke the rights of examinees with abnormal scores.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry overseeing the Department of Provincial Administration.

Royal Thai Police(สำนักงานตำรวจแห่งชาติ)ℹ️

The entity the Central Investigation Bureau will propose to appoint local investigators to.

Place

Bang Yai District, Nonthaburi Province(อ.บางใหญ่ จ.นนทบุรี)

The location of a company searched by authorities believed to be linked to the fraud network.