Popular Post webfact Posted May 2 Popular Post Share Posted May 2 A deputy director of a school in the Mueang district of Khon Kaen has been arrested for allegedly demanding bribes from parents in exchange for mid-term admissions. The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) apprehended the accused, following a complaint from a parent. The deputy director allegedly demanded the bribe amounting to 20,000 baht (US$ 540) for admission. Upon negotiation by the parents, the amount was brought down to 10,000 baht (US$ 270), as the child was already literate. The parents were asked to pay in cash, but they weren't given any information about its intended use. The NACC and police used marked banknotes to establish the transaction and confronted the deputy director immediately after. He was then charged with demanding a bribe and with misusing his official position. Examination of his computer revealed more instances of him soliciting bribes from other parents. He was then taken to the police station for further legal proceedings. According to preliminary findings, around 60 out of the 70 students admitted to the school during mid-term this academic term had paid bribes. Prateep Juthasorn, the deputy secretary-general of NACC Region 4, said the school seems to have political connections and most victims were pressured into withdrawing their complaints. He added that the complete evidence is expected to be compiled within 30 days and forwarded to the NACC. Reference picture courtesy of Vecteezy -- 2024-05-02 Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 3 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tropicalevo Posted May 2 Popular Post Share Posted May 2 28 minutes ago, webfact said: the school seems to have political connections and most victims were pressured into withdrawing their complaints. And that is the sad 'kick in the teeth' here. Instead of the school distancing themselves from the corrupt official, they try and sweep the crime under a rug. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Daley Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 They have a no fail system in Thailand. If the student fails the score is rounded up to a pass. It couldn't possibly get any easier for the students. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brianthainess Posted May 2 Popular Post Share Posted May 2 39 minutes ago, webfact said: Prateep Juthasorn, the deputy secretary-general of NACC Region 4, said the school seems to have political connections and most victims were pressured into withdrawing their complaints. Oh everything is fine in Thailand, there is nothing to criticize, hope there is nothing on YouTube about this............ 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sammieuk1 Posted May 2 Popular Post Share Posted May 2 But the bad news is the next deputy director will charge more 🤔 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JeffersLos Posted May 2 Popular Post Share Posted May 2 Arrested by police that paid to pass the police entrance exam? 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tongjaw Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Pity they won’t name the school. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billd766 Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 26 minutes ago, Tongjaw said: Pity they won’t name the school. That may be because of the very harsh defamation law. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 At last, they are closing in on things.......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 6 hours ago, webfact said: According to preliminary findings, around 60 out of the 70 students admitted to the school during mid-term this academic term had paid bribes. Rotten to the core.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 5 hours ago, Chris Daley said: They have a no fail system in Thailand. If the student fails the score is rounded up to a pass. It couldn't possibly get any easier for the students. My neighbour has an 11-year old daughter, they asked me if I could help her with an English exercise she didn't understand. She came with her class-book which is mainly Thai but within it is a section on English language. The questions are followed by 4-multi-choice answers, one being the correct answer. After helping her to understand the question and delete wrong answers I said the remaining choice should be correct. She said okay, lets check... scrolled to a section later in the book it contained answers to all the questions in the entire book, including the English section? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 8 hours ago, brianthainess said: Oh everything is fine in Thailand, there is nothing to criticize, hope there is nothing on YouTube about this............ Nor about the teacher who sexually abused a 13-year-old girl and was merely sacked, no police involved, before he bribed her parents with 25,000 to stay silent, and they did until he came up short with the hush money. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confuscious Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 99% of the private schools ask for a "Donation" to admit a student. Why is this news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eisfeld Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 25 minutes ago, Confuscious said: 99% of the private schools ask for a "Donation" to admit a student. Why is this news? Because the NACC got involved for once? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john donson Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 this country is really rotten to the core... defamation laws on top to protect the guilty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confuscious Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 41 minutes ago, john donson said: this country is really rotten to the core... defamation laws on top to protect the guilty Defamation laws exists in many countries and are almost everywhere a PITA. Whilst I am for the defamation laws when ther are used to protect the innocent, they are mostly ABused to protect the criminals. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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