NBTC Staff Urge Acting Secretary to End Internal Conflict
NBTC employees have issued a statement urging acting secretary Tritirat Wiriyasilikul to end an internal conflict after a court confirmed that Dr. Sorn Boonuchaiyapruk lacked qualifications to serve as a commissioner. The staff say the dispute has paralyzed the commission’s work and prevented them from performing their duties fully. They call for a swift resolution so the NBTC can lawfully resume its meetings and serve the public interest.
NBTC is in turmoil! Employees issue a statement urging Tritirat to end the conflict after the court upholds the selection committee’s ruling that Dr. Sorn lacked qualifications from the outset. Dated October 8, 2026, reporters said the NBTC Employees Association issued Statement No. 1/2026 for October 2026, calling on the NBTC to quickly resolve the internal dispute so the office can lawfully convene NBTC meetings, with acting secretary Tritirat Wiriyasilikul as recipient.
The statement said the conflict between NBTC members, visible in mainstream and online media, has created a vacuum in the commission’s duties, putting the office under pressure and coercion. While staff are ready to support the NBTC’s lawful duties, they cannot perform fully due to the conflict.
Therefore, in the name of the NBTC Employees Association, we urge the seven NBTC members to set aside their egos and differences, let go, and/or reach a swift resolution so the office can proceed with convening NBTC meetings for the benefit of the public and the nation.
This statement comes amid a dispute over authority to convene NBTC meetings, especially regarding the role of Tritirat Wiriyasilikul, deputy secretary-general acting as secretary-general, and the NBTC office, which has been questioned about its support for administrative work and facilitation of meetings for the six NBTC commissioners.
Earlier, on September 25, 2026, the Central Administrative Court ruled on the selection committee’s resolution, determining that Clinical Professor Dr. Sorn Boonuchaiyapruk lacked the qualifications to serve as an NBTC commissioner from the beginning and had forfeited his right, affirming that the selection committee’s resolution was lawful.
Nevertheless, after the ruling, conflict over convening NBTC meetings persisted. On October 2, 2026, two competing meetings were held inside the NBTC office. On October 6, six NBTC commissioners—Pirong Ramasut, Associate Professor Dr. Supachat Suphachalasai, Air Marshal Thanaphan Raiyaruen, Police General Natthor Phraesun, Toraphong Sela-nont, and Somaphop Phurawikkraiwong—arrived to hold a special meeting, but the NBTC office had not prepared the requested meeting room, forcing them to find another room within the administration building to proceed.
At the same time on October 6, Tritirat signed an invitation to convene NBTC Meeting No. 25/2026 on October 8, according to Dr. Sorn’s schedule.
This development raises questions about Tritirat’s role as acting secretary-general, responsible for overseeing the office’s operations, and why he could not arrange the meeting for the six commissioners despite the court’s ruling on Dr. Sorn’s status.
