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Lisa urges DOPA chief to clarify district officer exam corruption

Lisa urges DOPA chief to clarify district officer exam corruption

Thairath•Politics•53m ago

Reader Briefing

Phakamon Nunanan received a complaint regarding alleged 3 million baht bribes per person in the April 2025 district officer exams.

  • •Phakamon Nunanan received evidence from lawyer Phattharaphong Supaksorn regarding corruption in district officer exams in April 2025.
  • •Allegations suggest bribes of 3 million baht per person were requested for the exams.
  • •Phakamon Nunanan claims the corruption network may link to local election exam fraud and Senate election fraud.
  • •The Committee on Political Development, Mass Communication and People's Participation demands the Director-General of the Department of Provincial Administration testify in person.

Overview

  • •On September 2, 2026, Phakamon Nunanan received a complaint and evidence from Phattharaphong Supaksorn at the Parliament Building.
  • •The complaint concerns suspected corruption in the district officer exams held during April 2025, involving bribes of 3 million baht per head.
  • •Phakamon Nunanan stated that the Committee on Political Development, Mass Communication and People's Participation previously examined 2023 district officer exam corruption involving candidates from three southern border provinces.
  • •Phakamon Nunanan alleged that a person linked to Senate election fraud uncovered by Parit Wacharasindhu may also be involved in local election exam corruption and district officer exam corruption.
  • •Phakamon Nunanan has seen a non-censored list of individuals for whom the National Anti-Corruption Commission requested information from the Department of Provincial Administration.
  • •The Committee on Political Development, Mass Communication and People's Participation will request information from the Department of Provincial Administration and invite the Director-General and named individuals to testify.
  • •Phakamon Nunanan urged the Director-General of the Department of Provincial Administration to provide verbal clarification rather than replying via letters.

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Key Quotes

Phakamon Nunanan
"Responding with documents does not end the matter, but coming to clarify in person is a way to protect the Director-General's own dignity."
การโต้กลับเป็นเอกสารไม่ช่วยให้เรื่องจบ แต่การมาชี้แจงด้วยตนเองคือการปกป้องศักดิ์ศรีของตัวท่านอธิบดีเอง

Key Entities

Person

Phakamon Nunanan(ภคมน หนุนอนันต์)
List MP of the People's Party and Chairperson of the Committee on Political Development, Mass Communication and People's Participation.
Phattharaphong Supaksorn(ภัทรพงศ์ ศุภักษร)
A lawyer also known as Lawyer Aun who submitted complaints and evidence regarding exam corruption.
Parit Wacharasindhu(พริษฐ์ วัชรสินธุ)ℹ️
List MP of the People's Party who exposed evidence in a Senate fraud case.

Organization

Department of Provincial Administration(กรมการปกครอง)ℹ️
The government agency responsible for district officer exams and the target of the corruption allegations.
People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)
The political party to which Phakamon Nunanan and Parit Wacharasindhu belong.
Committee on Political Development, Mass Communication and People's Participation(คณะกรรมาธิการการพัฒนาการเมือง การสื่อสารมวลชน และการมีส่วนร่วมของประชาชน)
A parliamentary committee chaired by Phakamon Nunanan investigating the corruption allegations.
National Anti-Corruption Commission(ป.ป.ช.)
The agency that received evidence from Phattharaphong Supaksorn and requested information from the Department of Provincial Administration.
House of Representatives(สภาผู้แทนราษฎร)ℹ️
The legislative body where the Committee on Political Development, Mass Communication and People's Participation operates.

Place

Parliament Building(อาคารรัฐสภา)ℹ️
The location where Phakamon Nunanan received the complaint on September 2, 2026.