Purge of 5,925 Local Government Exam Fraudsters

Matichon•Politics•19d ago

Reader Briefing

The Department of Local Administration is revoking the status of 5,925 individuals found to have committed fraud by altering scores in local government examinations.

•5,925 individuals who altered exam scores will face disciplinary action without exception.
•Nirat Phongsitthithaworn, Acting Director-General of the Department of Local Administration, detailed the revocation timeline.
•Anutin Charnvirakul provided the policy to handle the fraud cases straightforwardly.
•The process involves multiple committees to update and correct the list of eligible candidates.

Overview

•Nirat Phongsitthithaworn stated that all 5,925 individuals who altered scores will be processed, including those already appointed who must be removed and those on the waiting list who will not be called.
•Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, instructed that fraud be handled straightforwardly for everyone without exception.
•On August 5, the Central Committee for Local Government Employee Competitive Examination (KST) concluded that 5,925 individuals had announced scores that did not match their answer sheets.
•The Central Committee of Local Government Employees (K Klang) acknowledged the results to notify affiliated local agencies to announce new rankings.
•The Provincial Local Government Employee Committee (K Changwat) will acknowledge the 5,925 names and notify Local Administrative Organizations (LAO) in their areas.
•Local Administrative Organizations (LAO) will remove incorrect names and appoint new candidates according to the legally corrected sequence.

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Key Entities

Person

Nirat Phongsitthithaworn(นิรัตน์ พงษ์สิทธิถาวร)

Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior and Acting Director-General of the Department of Local Administration.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior who provided policy to handle exam fraud.

Organization

Department of Local Administration(กรมส่งเสริมการปกครองท้องถิ่น)

The government body managing the local government examinations and the removal of fraudulent candidates.

Central Committee for Local Government Employee Competitive Examination (KST)(คณะกรรมการกลางการสอบแข่งขันพนักงานส่วนท้องถิ่น (กสถ.))

The committee that identified 5,925 candidates with scores not matching their answer sheets on August 5.

Central Committee of Local Government Employees (K Klang)(คณะกรรมการกลางพนักงานส่วนท้องถิ่น (ก กลาง))

The committee that acknowledged the fraud results to notify affiliated local agencies.

Provincial Local Government Employee Committee (K Changwat)(คณะกรรมการพนักงานส่วนท้องถิ่นระดับจังหวัด (ก. จังหวัด))

The committee responsible for notifying Local Administrative Organizations in their respective areas about the fraud list.

Local Administrative Organization (LAO)(องค์กรปกครองส่วนท้องถิ่น (อปท.))

The local bodies responsible for removing incorrect names and appointing new candidates according to the corrected law.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry overseeing the Department of Local Administration and the local government exam process.