National

PM Anutin Probes Local Exam Fraud, Seeks Discipline Cases

PM Anutin convened an urgent meeting on July 11 to accelerate investigations into local government exam fraud and determine whether guilty civil servants can be removed from office.

11 Jul Khaosod

Prime Minister Anutin Charansanitwong and Interior Minister entered Government House on a public holiday at 1 p.m. on July 11, 2025, to follow up on the local government civil service exam fraud investigation. The PM held meetings with Arthit Sampadarattana, Permanent Secretary of the Interior Ministry, and Theeraphong Kachmatus, Director-General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, along with other Interior Ministry officials involved in the local government examinations. The meeting focused on reviewing progress in investigating those responsible for the exam fraud, and discussing prosecution strategies and options for removing guilty local government civil servants from their positions. Reports indicate that Theeraphong Kachmatus is chairing a disciplinary committee examining five senior officials from the Department of Local Administration.

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