University Official Surrenders on Seven Charges in Local Exam Fraud Case
A university testing center director surrendered to police on seven charges related to a scheme to alter civil service exam papers, allegedly coordinated with an advisor at another university.
Rueangdej Sirikij, director of the Testing Center for Education and Psychology at Srinakharinwirot University, surrendered to the Central Investigation Police Bureau (CIB) on July 31 to face interrogation as one of 13 suspects in a local civil service exam cheating case. According to investigators' reports, Dr. Aswin Chotipanang, an advisor at Kasetsart University, allegedly coordinated efforts to have Rueangdej obtain exam papers and answer files for local civil service candidates, which were then taken to a residence in Nonthaburi province to be altered. Rueangdej reportedly entered through the back of the CIB building to avoid media attention.
Police say they used evidence gathered during Rueangdej's previous interviews combined with other evidence from the charges. The interrogation is ongoing, and he is expected to be released without bail as he appeared voluntarily. Rueangdej faces seven charges: dereliction of duty, forgery of government documents, falsifying documents as a government officer, conspiracy to cause loss or damage to another person's documents, conspiracy to forge government documents, conspiracy to open sealed documents without authority, and conspiracy to enter false data into a computer system.
Three to four other suspects from the Nonthaburi residence appeared for interrogation the same day, while several others requested postponement. All face charges including fraud, violations of Section 188, and breaches of the Computer Crime Act.
