NACC probes local exam fraud network 2021-2025

MGR Online•Politics•1d ago

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The NACC is investigating a multi-year local government examination fraud network involving former high-ranking officials.

•The NACC discovered a fraud network operating continuously from 2021 to 2025.
•Two former Directors-General have already been subject to inquiry committees.
•The NACC is investigating over 6,000 individuals to distinguish perpetrators from victims.
•860,000 answer sheets are awaiting verification by a high-precision machine.

•The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has designated the 2025 local government exam fraud case as a special case.
•The NACC is investigating two main issues: TOR specification locking to favor specific bidders and the solicitation of money to secure employment for candidates.
•Digital evidence revealed the fraud network operated from 2021 to 2025, including recruitment for municipal employees, Provincial Administrative Organization officials, and Pattaya City employees in 2021.
•Kiattisak Phutphan stated the NACC cannot yet confirm a 9 billion baht money trail mentioned by the Parliamentary NACC Committee because data from the AMLO has not been received.
•The NACC has established inquiry committees for two former Directors-General and is reviewing all Directors-General who held office between 2021 and 2025.
•The NACC is coordinating with the AMLO and financial institutions to track money trails for more than 6,000 involved individuals.
•The NACC has set a six-month investigation timeframe to gather evidence and determine who will be formally charged.
•Verification of 860,000 answer sheets is pending the acquisition of a precision machine, which is expected to take 10 days once obtained.

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National Anti-Corruption Commission(คณะกรรมการป้องกันและปราบปรามการทุจริตแห่งชาติ)

The agency investigating local government examination fraud as a special case.

NACC(ป.ป.ช.)

The abbreviation for the National Anti-Corruption Commission.

AMLO(ปปง.)ℹ️

The agency providing money trail data to the NACC.

Parliamentary NACC Committee(กมธ.ป.ป.ช.สภาฯ)

The committee that reported finding a money trail of over 9,000 million baht.

Department of Local Administration(กรมส่งเสริมการปกครองท้องถิ่น)

The department whose former Directors-General are under investigation for exam fraud.

Kiattisak Phutphan(เกียรติศักดิ์ พุฒพันธุ์)

Deputy Secretary-General of the NACC and Deputy Spokesperson of the NACC Office.

Prayoon Rattanasenee(ประยูร รัตนเสนีย์)

The Director-General of the Department of Local Administration from October 1, 2019, to September 30, 2022.

Pattaya City(เมืองพัทยา)ℹ️

A location where employee recruitment in 2021 was linked to the fraud network.