Bangkok: The former Director-General of the Local Administration Department met with police at the Crime Suppression Division to acknowledge six charges in the local government exam cheating case. Police are proceeding with the case file to be submitted to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) by August 12th and are coordinating with the Anti-Money Laundering Office (AMLO) to investigate the funds flow.
According to Thai News Agency, Mr. Theerut Supavibulphol, former Director-General of the Department of Local Administration (DLA), along with his personal lawyer, arrived to meet with investigators at the Crime Suppression Division's Division 2 to be informed of the charges against him. He had previously submitted a letter surrendering himself to the investigators, who are currently questioning him.
Police Colonel Netiwit Thanasitnitikul, Commander of Division 2, Crime Suppression Division (CSD), stated that investigators are currently questioning Mr. Theerut Supavibulphol and formally charging him. Police have issued summonses to 13 suspects to appear and hear the charges. Eleven of them are local government officials and employees of a private company who were responsible for altering exam questions at a company in Nonthaburi province. The remaining two are Mr. Theerut and Mr. Rueangdej Sirikit, Director of the Office of Educational and Psychological Testing at Srinakharinwirot University.
For Mr. Rueangdet and Mr. Theerut, the police have charged them with a total of six offenses: malfeasance in office; forgery of official documents by a public official using their position; certifying false evidence in official documents; jointly taking away or causing the loss of another person's documents; jointly forging official documents; and jointly opening or possessing a sealed document belonging to another person in order to gain knowledge of its contents.
Meanwhile, 11 individuals, including local government officials and private company employees, who were responsible for altering answer sheets at a company in Nonthaburi province, are being prosecuted on charges of criminal conspiracy, violations of Section 188 of the Criminal Code, and violations of the Computer Crime Act.
Currently, six suspects have met with investigators: four individuals who were responsible for altering the exam papers at the residence in Nonthaburi province, and Mr. Theerut and Mr. Rueangdet. Seven more individuals found at the Nonthaburi residence are scheduled to meet with investigators by Monday, August 10, 2026. It is expected that the case file will be submitted to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) for investigation immediately, no later than August 12th.