Rome calls Interior Minister over local exam fraud case

Thairath•Politics•21m ago

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Rangsiman Rome is pursuing legal action to summon the Minister of Interior to Parliament regarding the failure to penalize a Director-General for missing a committee hearing on local exam fraud.

•Rangsiman Rome, Chairman of the Law, Justice, and Human Rights Committee, is calling for Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to explain his actions to Parliament.
•The dispute stems from Director-General Narucha Khosashivilai failing to attend a committee hearing on October 8 regarding local exam fraud.
•Rangsiman Rome claims Minister Anutin Charnvirakul did not officially order Narucha Khosashivilai to attend, only marking a document as 'acknowledged'.
•On November 5, the Law, Justice, and Human Rights Committee approved a request for Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to impose disciplinary action against Narucha Khosashivilai.

Overview

•The Law, Justice, and Human Rights Committee is investigating a local exam fraud case.
•Narucha Khosashivilai and Anutin Charnvirakul were summoned to provide explanations on October 8, but neither attended.
•Narucha Khosashivilai cited flooding as the reason for the absence, which Rangsiman Rome states does not meet legal exceptions for missing a summons.
•Rangsiman Rome asserts that Anutin Charnvirakul only wrote 'acknowledged' on a circular letter and did not issue a formal order for Narucha Khosashivilai to attend.
•Rangsiman Rome sent a letter to the Speaker of the House asking for Anutin Charnvirakul to be summoned to Parliament to explain why Narucha Khosashivilai was not ordered to attend.
•Rangsiman Rome sent a separate letter on November 5 requesting that Anutin Charnvirakul, as supervisor, impose disciplinary punishment on Narucha Khosashivilai.
•Rangsiman Rome denies accusations that the Law, Justice, and Human Rights Committee is acting above the law, stating the actions follow the Summoning Power Act.
•Rangsiman Rome stated that if the Speaker of the House finds Anutin Charnvirakul did order Narucha Khosashivilai to attend, it must be contested in writing.

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Key Quotes

Rangsiman Rome

"We are not using power beyond the legal framework; the criticism that the Law Committee is above the law is not true."

เราไม่ได้ใช้อำนาจเกินกว่ากรอบกฎหมาย ที่มีการวิจารณ์ว่ากรรมาธิการการกฎหมายอยู่เหนือกฎหมายนั้น ไม่จริง

Key Entities

Person

Rangsiman Rome(รังสิมันต์ โรม)ℹ️

List MP of the People's Party and Chairman of the House Committee on Law, Justice, and Human Rights.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Minister of Interior.

Narucha Khosashivilai(นฤชา โฆษาศิวิไลซ์)

Director-General of the Department of Provincial Administration.

Chaichanok Chidchob(ไชยชนก ชิดชอบ)ℹ️

Minister of Digital Economy and Society.

Worasit Liangprasit(วรศิษฎ์ เลียงประสิทธิ์)

Deputy Minister of Interior.

Kamonsak Leewama(กมลศักดิ์ ลีวาเมาะ)

Narathiwat MP of the Prachachat Party who was the victim of a shooting.

Organization

People's Party(พรรคประชาชน)

The political party of Rangsiman Rome.

Prachachat Party(พรรคประชาชาติ)ℹ️

The political party of Kamonsak Leewama.

Committee on Law, Justice, and Human Rights(คณะกรรมาธิการการกฎหมาย การยุติธรรม และสิทธิมนุษยชน)

A House of Representatives committee chaired by Rangsiman Rome.

Ministry of Interior(กระทรวงมหาดไทย)ℹ️

The ministry led by Anutin Charnvirakul.

Department of Provincial Administration(กรมการปกครอง)ℹ️

The department headed by Narucha Khosashivilai.

House of Representatives(สภาผู้แทนราษฎร)ℹ️

The legislative body where Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is being called to explain.

Law

Summoning Power Act(พ.ร.บ.อำนาจเรียก)

The law governing the power to summon individuals to provide explanations to the committee.