Nakhon Sawan Anti-Corruption Body Finds Former Subdistrict Chief Solicited 1 Million Baht Bribe for Water Supply Contract; Wife Also Implicated
A former Nakhon Sawan subdistrict chief has been charged with soliciting a 1 million baht bribe for three water supply contracts in 2015, with his wife implicated for receiving half the payoff into her bank account.
On May 18, 2026, Pichet Pimpana, director of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) office in Nakhon Sawan province, announced that the NACC committee had found sufficient grounds for criminal charges against the former chief of Ban Kaeng Subdistrict Administration Organization in Muang District for soliciting benefits related to three construction project bids. The investigation revealed that on November 9, 2015, the subdistrict organization announced contractor recruitment for three large-scale village water supply construction projects: one in Village 12 of Ban Samyaek Ban Kaeng, one in Village 8 of the same area, and one in Village 1 of Ban Mon, all within Ban Kaeng Subdistrict.
Pichet stated that only one partnership company submitted a bid, with no apparent justification for proceeding, yet the former chief failed to cancel the hiring—a violation of the Interior Ministry's 2535 Regulations on Local Administration Supplies and the Department of Local Administration's electronic auction purchasing guidelines. On December 11, 2015, the former chief invited the bidder to sign a contract and demanded 1 million baht in exchange for contract signature. After negotiation, the amount was reduced to 600,000 baht. The complainant provided 300,000 baht in cash to the former chief and transferred another 300,000 baht to the account of the former chief's spouse. The former chief then declared the partnership company as the winning bidder.
Based on these actions, the NACC committee found the former chief guilty under criminal charges of soliciting or accepting property or benefits improperly while in office, and of improperly or dishonestly performing or neglecting official duties causing harm, under Penal Code Articles 149 and 157. The spouse was similarly charged with aiding and abetting these offenses.
