Asapol, chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission committee, urges the Department of Local Administration to forward the list of 5,925 local exam cheaters to five agencies for investigation according to their authority, warning against delay since a memorandum of understanding has already been signed.
At 09:30 on 13 Aug 2026 GMT+7 at the Parliament, Mr. Asapol Sorntraipob, MP for Sisaket from the Bhumjaithai Party and chairman of the House Anti-Corruption Commission committee, spoke about local exam cheating and the urgency for the Department of Local Administration (DLA) to send case files to relevant agencies. He said he has yet to see the DLA send the list of 5,925 names to five agencies: the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO), Department of Special Investigation (DSI), Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC), and the Anti-Corruption and Misconduct Division (ACMD) to proceed with their duties. He asked when the DLA would send the list, noting the MOU with the five agencies is already in place. The committee visited AMLO and asked about this; AMLO explained they are awaiting the list to begin financial transaction investigations. Currently, the DLA does not need to verify the 5,925 names again, so there is no reason to delay. He emphasized that since the MOU is signed, failure to act requires urging. When asked if they could trace the main perpetrators, Asapol said that while they have reached level 10 suspects who deny allegations, the issue involves score adjustments that raised passing scores. After announcing a new list of 97 passing candidates, these names remained in the final list despite the score changes. The committee sees this as a legal loophole. He is unsure how far the investigation will reach depending on evidence, but if enough evidence exists, the offenders can be prosecuted.