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Prosecutor Thanakrit challenges KST candidate list cancellation

Prosecutor Thanakrit challenges KST candidate list cancellation

MGR Online•Society•18h ago

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Expert prosecutor Thanakrit Worathanatchaku asserts that the KST resolution to revoke the local government official eligible list is unlawful.

  • •On July 17, 2026, the KST revoked the list of eligible local government officials due to score manipulation fraud.
  • •Dr. Thanakrit Worathanatchaku argues that the KST lacked the authority to revoke the list after it had already been announced.
  • •The KST cited Section 49 of the Administrative Procedure Act 1996 to justify the revocation.
  • •Dr. Thanakrit suggests that the Central Committees of local government organizations should be the ones to cancel the announcements.

Overview

  • •On July 17, 2026, the KST revoked the list of eligible local government officials following the discovery of score manipulation fraud.
  • •The KST resolved to cancel all existing eligible lists for local government officials, citing authority under Section 49 of the Administrative Procedure Act 1996.
  • •Dr. Thanakrit Worathanatchaku states that under the 2017 general standards, the KST only has authority to revoke results before the eligible list is announced.
  • •Dr. Thanakrit Worathanatchaku argues that the KST resolution is an administrative consideration, not an administrative order, making Section 49 of the Administrative Procedure Act 1996 inapplicable.
  • •Administrative Court Supreme Court judgments Red Case No. Ob 3/2023 and Ob 342/2023 are cited to support the view that such resolutions are not administrative orders.
  • •Dr. Thanakrit Worathanatchaku warns that if the list is not revoked legally, any order removing officials from their positions would be unlawful.
  • •Dr. Thanakrit Worathanatchaku recommends that the KST have the Central Committee of Provincial Administrative Organizations (K.J.), Central Committee of Municipal Personnel (K.T.), and Central Committee of Subdistrict Administrative Organization Personnel (K.ObT.) perform the cancellations.

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Key Entities

Person

Thanakrit Worathanatchaku(ธนกฤต วรธนัชชากุ)
An expert prosecutor and special lecturer in procedural law and evidence law at Thammasat University.

Organization

Central Committee for Local Government Employee Competitive Examinations(คณะกรรมการกลางการสอบแข่งขันพนักงานส่วนท้องถิ่น)
The body referred to as KST that revoked the list of eligible local government officials on July 17, 2026.
Central Committee of Provincial Administrative Organization Officials(คณะกรรมการกลางข้าราชการองค์การบริหารส่วนจังหวัด)
The body referred to as K.J. which Dr. Thanakrit Worathanatchaku suggests should cancel the eligible list.
Central Committee of Municipal Personnel(คณะกรรมการกลางพนักงานเทศบาล)
The body referred to as K.T. which Dr. Thanakrit Worathanatchaku suggests should cancel the eligible list.
Central Committee of Subdistrict Administrative Organization Personnel(คณะกรรมการกลางพนักงานส่วนตำบล)
The body referred to as K.ObT. which Dr. Thanakrit Worathanatchaku suggests should cancel the eligible list.
Thammasat University(มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์)ℹ️
The institution where Dr. Thanakrit Worathanatchaku serves as a special lecturer.
Supreme Administrative Court(ศาลปกครองสูงสุด)ℹ️
The court whose judgments regarding administrative orders were cited by Dr. Thanakrit Worathanatchaku.

Law

Administrative Procedure Act 1996(พระราชบัญญัติวิธีปฏิบัติราชการทางปกครอง พ.ศ. 2539)
The law whose Section 49 was cited by the KST to revoke the eligible list.
Local Personnel Administration Act 1999(พ.ร.บ. ระเบียบบริหารงานบุคคลส่วนท้องถิ่น พ.ศ. 2542)
The law governing the authority to appoint and remove local government officials.