Tawee Criticizes Local Government Exam Fraud Investigation

Matichon•Politics•3d ago

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Tawee Sodsong calls for an independent investigation into local government exam fraud involving 5,814 unqualified candidates.

•5,814 individuals who failed or scored below the threshold were added to the successful candidate list and appointed as local officials.
•The Central Committee for Local Government Employee Competitive Examinations (KST) is identified as the body with the authority to approve the exam results.
•The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) and the Bureau of Special Investigation (Police) searched score-editing sites in Nonthaburi on June 22, 2026.
•Tawee Sodsong warns that appointing KST members to investigate the fraud creates a conflict of interest.

•Tawee Sodsong, a Member of Parliament and leader of the Prachachat Party, reported that 5,814 people who did not pass the local government recruitment exam were erroneously added to the successful list.
•Tawee Sodsong stated that the correct exam scores remained with the contracted university and the local government organization, contradicting the results announced by the Central Committee for Local Government Employee Competitive Examinations (KST).
•The Central Committee for Local Government Employee Competitive Examinations (KST) officially announced the results and the list of successful candidates on February 20, 2026.
•On June 22, 2026, officers from the NACC and the Bureau of Special Investigation (Police) raided score-editing locations in Nonthaburi province.
•Tawee Sodsong argues that the 19 members of the Central Committee for Local Government Employee Competitive Examinations (KST) should be investigated as they held the authority to approve the results.
•Tawee Sodsong warns that the fraud may involve crimes such as forging official documents, malfeasance in office, and violating the Computer Crimes Act.
•Tawee Sodsong describes the appointment of individuals from the Central Committee for Local Government Employee Competitive Examinations (KST) to the investigation team as a conflict of interest.

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Tawee Sodsong

"When the suspect is the investigating officer"

เมื่อผู้ต้องหา เป็นพนักงานสอบสวน

Tawee Sodsong(ทวี สอดส่อง)ℹ️

A list MP, leader of the Prachachat Party, and a member of the Committee on Law, Justice, and Human Rights.

Prachachat Party(พรรคประชาชาติ)ℹ️

The political party led by Tawee Sodsong.

Central Committee for Local Government Employee Competitive Examinations(คณะกรรมการกลางการสอบแข่งขันพนักงานส่วนท้องถิ่น)

The body consisting of 19 members responsible for organizing local government competitive examinations.

KST(กสถ.)

The abbreviation for the Central Committee for Local Government Employee Competitive Examinations.

NACC(ป.ป.ช.)

The National Anti-Corruption Commission whose officers conducted searches in Nonthaburi.

Bureau of Special Investigation (Police)(บก.ปปป.)

The police unit that conducted searches of score-editing sites in Nonthaburi.

Nonthaburi Province(จังหวัดนนทบุรี)ℹ️

The location where score-editing sites were searched by authorities.

Local Personnel Administration Act 1999(พระราชบัญญัติระเบียบบริหารงานบุคคลส่วนท้องถิ่น พ.ศ. 2542)

The law governing the administration of local government personnel.

NCPO Head Order No. 8/2017(คำสั่งหัวหน้า คสช. ที่ 8/2560)

An order dated February 21, 2017, designating KST as the operator for competitive examinations.

Computer Crimes Act(พระราชบัญญัติว่าด้วยการกระทำความผิดเกี่ยวกับคอมพิวเตอร์)

The law under which the input of false information into a computer system is a crime.

Criminal Code(ประมวลกฎหมายอาญา)ℹ️

The legal code cited regarding document forgery and malfeasance in office.