Interior Ministry to restore justice for local examinees by October
Thairath•Politics•
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Key Quotes
"The adjustment of such measures caused the examination process and budget framework to change, making it impossible to use the original contract."
การปรับเพิ่มมาตรการดังกล่าวทำให้กระบวนการสอบและกรอบงบประมาณเปลี่ยนแปลงไป ไม่สามารถใช้สัญญาตัวเดิมได้
"There has never been any competitive examination where an auditing agency like the NACC was brought in to monitor from the start to expose a network of this size."
ไม่เคยมีการสอบแข่งขันครั้งใดที่มีการดึงหน่วยงานตรวจสอบอย่าง ป.ป.ช. เข้ามาร่วมจับตาดูตั้งแต่ต้นจนสามารถเปิดโปงขบวนการได้ขนาดนี้
Key Entities
Person
Worasit Liangprasit(วรศิษฎ์ เลียงประสิทธิ์)
Deputy Minister of Interior who presided over the press conference regarding local government exam fraud.
Nirat Pongsittithaworn(นิรัตน์ พงษ์สิทธิถาวร)
Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior and Acting Director-General of the Department of Local Administration.
Bunprasong Nuansai(บุญประสงศ์ นวลสายย์)
Deputy Director-General of the Department of Local Administration.
Organization
The government ministry responsible for managing the local government examination and restoring justice to candidates.
Department of Local Administration(กรมส่งเสริมการปกครองท้องถิ่น)
The agency that managed the e-bidding process and issued the order to remove fraudulently appointed officials.
The initial winning bidder for the exam management whose contract was subsequently canceled.
NACC(ป.ป.ช.)
The National Anti-Corruption Commission responsible for investigating the primary corruption case.
The Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission involved in legal enforcement against the offenders.
Anti-Corruption Division(บก.ปปป.)
The police unit responsible for investigating and arresting brokers who defrauded citizens.
The agency that advised on the contract cancellation and dismissed the appeal from Surin Rajabhat University.
The university that won the e-bidding process to manage the examination.
Surin Rajabhat University(มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏสุรินทร์)
The institution that filed an appeal against the awarding of the contract to Srinakharinwirot University.
The Anti-Money Laundering Office involved in taking legal action against offenders.
DSI
The Department of Special Investigation involved in legal enforcement against the offenders.
The body the Ministry of Interior is consulting to reclaim salaries and benefits from removed individuals.
The committee to whom the Ministry of Interior will propose the adjustment of transfer criteria.
Place
The location from which citizens traveled to report irregularities in the procurement process.