Graft-battling agencies are finalising their second list naming allegedly corrupt officials to send to the Centre for National Anti-Corruption (CNAC), so it can consider disciplinary measures against them.
Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) secretary-general Prayong Preeyajit said the PACC, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) and the Department of Special Investigation will send their lists to Justice Minister Gen Paiboon Koomchaiya, the CNAC chairman, early this week.
The lists, which come after probes into officials' conduct, are part of a government effort to rid the bureaucracy of corruption.
Gen Paiboon suggested the four graft-busting agencies meet each month to discuss their efforts to tackle corruption, Mr Prayong said.
The first list, which contained 100 names, has been reviewed by the CNAC and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. At least 45 people on the list have been suspended from their positions on the prime minister's orders, issued under Section 44.
It is still unclear how many names the second list will contain because each of the four organisations will have to submit their own registry. Many among the accused are state officials from local organisations, he said.
Mr Prayong said the CNAC will review the evidence in each case upon receiving the list and may seek disciplinary action against the accused.
According to the PACC chief, some dishonest officials are not afraid of criminal charges because the judicial process takes such a long time.
The CNAC must take action against them, he said.
If officials' superiors happen to have knowledge of dishonest acts but cover them up, they are also guilty of misconduct and must face punishment, he added.
The PACC secretary-general was speaking following a joint meeting with the NACC and the Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) addressing the national anti-graft strategy.
NACC commissioner Phakdee Photisiri called for more anti-corruption campaigns to take place.