Bangkok Post
PM nullifies recruitment of thousands of officials after exam cheating scandal
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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered the revocation of the recruitment of thousands of local administrative officials admitted through a national-level examination allegedly plagued with massive cheating.
Key facts
- Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has ordered the revocation of the recruitment of thousands of local administrative officials admitted through a national-level examination allegedly plagued with massive cheating.
- The prime minister held an urgent meeting with senior officials at Government House on Wednesday morning to discuss the exam rigging scandal .
- He was referring to the examination that the ministry's Department of Local Administration held last year to recruit 6,669 local administrative officials.
- The recruitment drive came under scrutiny after authorities arrested a group of people, mostly civil servants, in Nonthaburi on Monday while they were allegedly altering the exam results of about 3,000 attendees to ensure they got passing
Summary
The prime minister held an urgent meeting with senior officials at Government House on Wednesday morning to discuss the exam rigging scandal .
“The permanent secretary for interior must nullify the examination although results were announced… Because the process of the examination was illegal, the announced results must be revoked,” said Mr Anutin who is also the Interior Minister.