Rom outlined three scenarios regarding clues to local examination fraud, tracing the information trail and criticizing DOPA and SWU, stating that no one is 100% clean. He indicated signs of concealed misconduct and clear violations of the terms of reference, expressing suspicion that not a single Ministry of Interior official has been summoned.
On 22 July 2026 GMT+7, at the Parliament, the House Committee on Law, Justice, and Human Rights held a meeting. Mr. Rangsiman Rome, a party-list MP from the Prachachon Party and chairman of the committee, presided over the session reviewing the investigation into corruption in local civil service exams. Representatives from the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) were invited to provide information.
After the meeting, Mr. Rangsiman said the committee focused on the announcement of candidates initially marked as failed but later declared successful. Key information was found on a flash drive sent to the Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) and held by SWU. There are three possible fraud scenarios: 1) DOPA alone committed fraud; 2) SWU alone committed fraud; 3) joint fraud by both. All three are possible, involving senior executives. It was found that although the terms of reference (TOR) were claimed to be strict, neither SWU nor DOPA fully complied with them.
Mr. Rangsiman gave examples such as SWU backing up data despite the TOR prohibiting data backups, and the announcement of candidate lists requiring official seals. DOPA requested SWU to stamp the documents, which became a key part of the false announcement without verifying the actual data on the flash drive.
According to the information, SWU stated that the publicly announced list was handled within authority by Mr. Theerut Supaviboonpol, then Director-General of DOPA. Regarding the receipt of the flash drive, Mr. Wanchai Chanporn, chairman of the Central Committee on Local Employee Exams (CCLEE), was supposed to receive it personally but instead asked SWU to deliver it to Bangkok. These individuals hold authority over the announcement. However, he noted that five individuals under disciplinary investigation have not faced criminal charges, and no summons have been issued to the DOPA director-general or Ministry of Interior officials. Only those connected to SWU and the printing company have been summoned.
Similarly, for those involved in altering 5,900 answer sheets, including 11 local government officials, no summons or arrest warrants have been issued. Asset seizures have shown no progress. The facts presented today suggest that no one is entirely clean. DOPA is suspicious for not following the TOR, while SWU assisted by stamping documents despite this not being required by the TOR. The most concerning issue is why Ministry of Interior officials have been slow to act and only SWU-related parties have been summoned. He questioned whether the NACC and CID are fully enforcing the law. Without extending investigations to senior officials in government agencies and the university, it would amount to a sham. The committee admitted difficulties but will try their best.