The Anti-Corruption Committee has proposed blacklisting Srinakharinwirot University due to unfinished work and will meet with the acting director-general of the Local Administration Department on 31 Jul. They will monitor the actual site and follow progress in addressing local government exam fraud.
On 27 Jul 2026, Asaphol Santraiphop, MP for Sisaket from the Bhumjaithai Party and chairman of the House Anti-Corruption Committee, said he has scheduled a meeting with Nirat Pongsitthaworn, Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior and acting Director-General of the Department of Local Administration (DLA), at 13:00 on 31 Jul. The meeting aims to discuss and follow up on solving corruption in local civil service exams. The committee will inspect the premises and follow the exam result storage process on site, including receiving flash drives in the DLA director’s office and examining the computer of Ms. Buranee Praeroj, director of the recruitment and appointment division. The committee wants to observe the actual location, procedures, and equipment to identify any weaknesses.
There is also a proposal to forward the case to the Comptroller General’s Department to blacklist Srinakharinwirot University from government procurement auctions because it abandoned or failed to complete work. Normally, there are no blacklists between government agencies in procurement. During the meeting with DLA officials, the committee will encourage honest officers working amid a crisis of public trust due to this exam fraud scandal.
He emphasized the need to thoroughly root out corrupt individuals.
Regarding progress in investigating local exam fraud, Asaphol said the real goal is to prosecute and punish the corrupt. The intention is to eradicate corruption. Currently, society questions whether officials at level 11 or politicians are involved beyond level 10 within the department. If evidence arises, all must be prosecuted. At present, evidence exists mostly at level 10. Reaching level 11 or ministers requires tracing money flows, which is difficult as top bosses are unlikely to be careless. The Anti-Corruption Committee has held two meetings on local exam fraud, gaining significant progress each time. They confirmed collusion between employers and contractors.
He said responsibility cannot be placed solely on the contractors.
The chairman stated that blaming only the contractors is impossible because those who failed became those who passed. The university could not possibly know all these individuals nationwide. They must come from the employers’ side—networks across provinces. Society now recognizes the involvement of employers, contractors, and others. The question is how to dismantle the provincial networks involved. There are 5,924 people appointed through fraud. Regarding money collection in provinces, no one has addressed this. As an MP for Sisaket, he obtained police data showing 19 cases where complainants paid middlemen, with evidence including chat records demanding payment. Some cases have been prosecuted; others settled after media exposure, but many remain unresolved due to inability to pay.