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Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul formally summoned by parliament over local government exam scandal
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Questions over Anutin aide Thongchuea Chatkitcharoen’s university contacts move centre stage as Rangsiman Rome summons the PM. MPs are also chasing withheld government files, 800,000 exam papers and financial trails involving over 70 people.
Key facts
- Altered scores hit 5,925 candidates as appointments are revoked and ฿320.86 million in assets frozen
- Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul faces a formal House summons as Thailand’s ฿4.5 billion local government examination scandal reaches deeper into official and political circles
- Meanwhile, 5,925 examination scores were altered, ฿320.86 million in assets have been frozen and 800,000 answer sheets still await scrutiny
- Financial trails involving more than 70 people raise questions over senior officials and political links
- NACC seeks withheld government files as funding shortage delays checks on 800,000 examination papers
- Committee chairman Rangsiman Rome wants answers over financial trails involving more than 70 people, contacts between Anutin’s aide and Srinakharinwirot University, and undisclosed senior figures
Summary
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul faces a formal House summons as Thailand’s ฿4.5 billion local government examination scandal reaches deeper into official and political circles. Committee chairman Rangsiman Rome wants answers over financial trails involving more than 70 people, contacts between Anutin’s aide and Srinakharinwirot University, and undisclosed senior figures.
House committee chairman Rangsiman Rome on Thursday formally summoned Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul over Thailand’s widening local government examination scandal. Anutin must appear before the House Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights on October 8. The move escalates parliamentary scrutiny of suspected corruption surrounding local government recruitment examinations.