Prime Minister Anutin listened to an audio clip of a man and woman alleging that a "mysterious deputy minister" was involved in corruption related to local government exams and emphasized that the entire matter must be investigated.
24 June 2026 GMT+7 Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Anutin Chanvirakul commented on the audio clip exposing corruption in local civil service exams and the claim that 350,000 baht was collected to be forwarded to a deputy minister in a ministry, stating "I need to take a call to discuss with the Australian Prime Minister first. See you in the afternoon."
When asked if the Prime Minister would respond to this question in the afternoon, Anutin said "Everything must be investigated." Reporters pressed further, asking if the case involving the release of an audio clip mentioning a deputy minister of the Ministry of Interior at that time was connected or not. Anutin replied, "I have listened to the conversation between two people, a man and a woman, where there is an allegation. We must investigate." .