No Exam Cheaters Resign in Phichit Local Officials Scandal
No officials implicated in a Phichit local government exam cheating scandal have resigned, and no candidates requested score reviews on the first day such requests were permitted, authorities said.
Phichit local authorities report that officials implicated in a local government exam cheating scandal have not stepped down, and no candidates have filed requests to have their scores reviewed. Phachamorn Kammapoonthani, head of Phichit Provincial Local Administration, said today marked the first day candidates could request score reviews at the provincial office, but the scene was notably quiet with no applicants filing any petitions. So far, no newly appointed officials suspected of involvement in the exam fraud have submitted resignations, despite the anti-corruption Facebook group Strong Thailand posting names of alleged cheaters. Failed candidates have also not come forward to request verification of the suspect list, even on this first day such requests were permitted. Kammapoonthani added that official directives from the central government have not yet arrived but are expected within two to three days. Separately, orders banning the hiring or contracting of officials on the fraud list are currently under review by the provincial governor's office.
