Narucha Kaewudomwatchara

THE PROBLEMS REGARDING CIVIL SERVANTS ACCUSED OF SERIOUS DISCIPLINARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULE OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION TOWARDS DISCIPLINARY ACTION 2013

Abstract

The objective of this qualitative study aims to investigate the problems of civil servants who were accused of serious disciplinary in accordance with the Rule of Civil Service Commission towards Disciplinary Action (2013).  This study is qualitative collected data by in-depth interviews. The key informants were executives and specialist in discipline of the Office of the Civil Service Commission, executive of human resource, prosecutor, lawyers and disciplinary investigating officials. The results showed that the accused could not request to examine the documentary evidence before acknowledging the allegations or clarifying the allegations. Moreover, the accused are unable to copy documentary evidence  and cannot bring lawyers to consultants in the process of examining or copying documentary evidence in the process of serious disciplinary proceedings.

The researcher suggests that it should increase provisions for the accused to exercise the right of access and acknowledgment of documentary evidence as well as copies of documentary evidence documentary. Also, the accused must be allowed to bring a lawyer to assist in the examination of documentary evidence or copying documentary evidence in the process of serious disciplinary action because it is to grant fairness in acknowledging evidence and understanding the allegation.