Police exam cheaters caught

A big cheating scandal has been uncovered involving the police entrance exam. It may require the recruitment process to start over.

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Five suspects are brought before a press conference after police arrested a gang for allegedly assisting applicants to cheat in police entrance examinations. Officers also seized 10.5 million baht in cash paid by applicants to the suspects. PRASIT TANGPRASERT

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Police exam cheat gang nabbed

Prasit Tangprasert

NAKHON RATCHASIMA : Five suspects have been arrested for alleged involvement in a scam allowing police force applicants to cheat in their exams.

Tueanjai Pongpan, 45, Thanakorn Wiset, 36, Sataporn Wiset, 37, Panyasak Nilpech, 30, and Somchai Saengthong, 49, all from Si Sa Ket, were arrested on Sunday in Nakhon Ratchasima.

The group was apprehended at a hotel in the province after one of the police applicants was searched and found to be carrying a short-wave radio. The device had been modified to receive vibrations indicating the answers to the multiple choice questions in the exam.

Documents with personal details of the applicants were also seized along with about 10.5 million baht cash and two radio signal receivers, police said.

Pol Sen Sgt Maj Pitsanu Yuwarat, who served on the exam committee at Sukhanaree School, alerted other committees after he caught an applicant with a communication device hidden in his shoulder bag.

About 22 more such devices were found left at three exam sites in the province and 20 applicants suspected of involvement were detained.

Police say Mrs Tueanjai, who is a kindergarten teacher and a private tutor in Si Sa Ket, told them that she heard from a man who was offering to help applicants cheat in their exams.

She then spread the news to potential customers.

The applicants were each required to pay 350,000 baht in instalments to receive the cheating service, police said.

About 150 people had paid the gang for the test assistance, police said.

However, police said most of the applicants who allegedly confessed to having sought help from the gang were being treated as witnesses and had not been charged.

The detained applicants cover their heads during the press conference. Few, however, have been officially arrested, but will instead be asked to be witnesses. PRASIT TANGPRASERT

Pol Maj Gen Jakthip Holasutsakul, deputy chief of the Provincial Police Region 3, said the Royal Thai Police would decide whether to cancel and restart the entire annual police recruitment drive.

The Provincial Police Region 2 said another police exam-cheating gang found to be operating in Chon Buri on Sunday was probably part of the same network.

A total of 95 applicants suspected of cheating in the exam were detained in Chon Buri. A number of them were carrying similarly modified radios, said Pol Maj Gen Anan Jaroenchasri, deputy chief of the Provincial Police Region 2.

Any applicants who are found guilty of cheating in the exams would be permanently blacklisted from applying for positions in both the police force and civil service, he said.

suspect – a person who is thought to have committed a crime ผู้ต้องสงสัย
press conference – an official meeting where someone makes a formal statement about a particular issue or event to journalists and answers their questions about it การแถลงข่าว
arrest – (of the police) to take someone to a police station because they are believed to have committed a crime จับกุม
allegedly – claimed to have done something wrong, but not yet proven ที่กล่าวหา
applicant – someone who applies for something, such as a job or a loan of money ผู้สมัคร,ผู้แจ้งความจำนง,ผู้ขอ
cash – money in the form of notes or coins เงินสด
nab – to catch or arrest a criminal จับ
involvement – the act or process of taking part in something การเกี่ยวข้อง
scam – a dishonest plan, especially for getting money  กลโกง, แผนร้าย
apprehended – arrested; caught by the police ถูกจับ, โดนจับกุม
search – to look somewhere carefully in order to find something ค้นหา
device – a machine or piece of equipment that does a particular job อุปกรณ์ เครื่องมือ เครื่องจักร
modify – to change something slightly, especially in order to improve it or use it in different way ดัดแปลง, เปลี่ยนแปลง
vibration – a continuous shaking movement or feeling การสั่นสะเทือน,การสั่น
indicate – to show that something is true, exists or will happen แสดง, ทำให้รู้ , ให้สัญญาณ
document – a piece of paper or a set of papers containing official information เอกสาร
details – small facts or pieces of information relating to a situation รายละเอียด
seized – taken away by force or official power ถูกยึกครอง
committee – a group of people who are chosen, usually by a larger group, to make decisions or to deal with a particular subject คณะกรรมการ
alert – to tell someone in about a danger or problem so that they can take action to deal with it เตือน
shoulder – one of the two parts of your body between your neck and the top of your arms ไหล่
site – a place where something happens or happened สถานที่เกิดเหตุ
detained – kept in a place and not allowed to leave กักตัว ควบคุมตัวหรือฝากขัง
kindergarten – a school for children, usually between the ages of two and five โรงเรียนอนุบาล
tutor – a teacher, especially one with special duties ครูพิเศษ, ครูสอน,
spread – to (cause to) cover, reach or have an effect on a wider or increasing area or number of people แพร่กระจาย, แพร่กระจายไปทั่ว
potential – possible ความเป็นไปได้
instalment – one of a number of payments that are made regularly over a period of time until something has been paid for การผ่อนชำระ
confess – to admit that you have committed a crime  สารภาพผิด
sought (past tense of seek) – tried to find  เสาะหา
witness – someone who tells a court or investigators what they know about a crime พยาน
charge – to accuse someone officially of committing a crime ตั้งข้อกล่าวหา
annual – happening once a year ประจำปี
recruitment – the process of finding people to work for a company or become a new member of an organisation การสรรหาใหม่
drive – a planned effort to achieve something การผลักดัน,ความพยายาม
network – a large system of connected parts, organisations, people, etc. เครือข่าย
deputy – a person whose rank is immediately below that of the leader of an organisation รอง
find guilty – to prove in a court of law that someone has committed a crime พิสูจน์ว่ามีความผิด
permanently – for all time in the future อย่างเป็นการถาวร
blacklist – a list of the names of people, companies, products or countries that an organization or a government considers unacceptable and that must be avoided บัญชีดำ,  รายชื่อผู้ที่รัฐบาลไม่ยอมรับหรือต้องถูกหลีกเลี่ยง
civil service – the government departments responsible for putting central government plans into action ราชการพลเรือน