The complaints, submitted on Monday (June 9), centre on allegations that Department of Provincial Administration (DOPA) Director-General Narucha Khosasilvilai (who publicly uses the name Narucha Kosacivilize), instructed local officials to assist a political party during the election campaign.
Mr Chalermpong, MP for Phuket Constituency 2, said the complaints were prompted by evidence allegedly revealed by former Phuket Provincial Palad Rungruang Thimabut, including a LINE chat conversation said to have taken place about one month before the election.
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According to Mr Chalermpong, the chat contained election polling information and included a message allegedly sent by Mr Narucha stating, ‘Help Namngern’, followed by a response from the former official reading, “100%, sir.”
Mr Chalermpong claimed the alleged communication constituted an abuse of official authority and a breach of civil service political neutrality requirements. He called on the NACC to investigate the facts and urged the Election Commission to establish a formal inquiry and pursue legal action if warranted.
“The main issue is whether the Director-General actually communicated with subordinates through these messages and whether the messages are authentic,” Mr Chalermpong said in a statement posted online.
He also called on Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to establish an investigation committee into the allegations.
The allegations are the latest development in a widening controversy that began after the transfer of Mr Rungruang and four other senior provincial officials to temporary posts at DOPA headquarters in Bangkok earlier this year.
Mr Rungruang subsequently petitioned Parliament to investigate the transfers, arguing they may have been politically motivated. His complaint was received by House Committee on Political Development, Mass Media and Public Participation chair Pukkamon Nunarnan and Mr Chalermpong.
At the centre of the dispute are screenshots of a purported LINE conversation allegedly involving Mr Narucha during the election period. The screenshots include a message stating “Help Namngern” (“Help the blue”), a phrase widely interpreted by critics as a reference to the Bhumjaithai Party, which is associated with the colour blue.
Mr Chalermpong has previously suggested the transferred officials may have faced repercussions for their work on high-profile land disputes in Phuket, including cases involving Freedom Beach, Bang Tao Beach and Nui Beach. However, no evidence has been publicly produced linking the transfers to those investigations.
The authenticity of the leaked chat remains disputed. Interior Ministry sources have previously questioned the screenshots, citing inconsistencies between names appearing in the conversation and official election records. No independent forensic examination of the messages has been publicly released.
Mr Narucha has repeatedly denied authoring the disputed messages and rejected allegations that the transfers were politically motivated. He has stated that his LINE account was accessible from multiple devices and said he did not send the “Help Namngern” message.
He has also suggested the allegations emerged in response to DOPA investigations into alleged misconduct involving Phuket officials and has indicated he may pursue legal action to protect his reputation.
Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has previously said the matter would be reviewed and that an inquiry committee would be established if evidence of wrongdoing emerged.
Separately, Ms Pukkamon on Monday alleged that a deputy district chief in Thalang had used a LINE group associated with volunteer security personnel training to post messages supporting a Bhumjaithai Party candidate during the election campaign.
In a statement posted online, Ms Pukkamon claimed the alleged conduct raised further questions about the political neutrality of some government officials and suggested it could be linked to wider allegations of support for the Bhumjaithai Party within the provincial administration.
She questioned whether the official was acting independently or following instructions allegedly passed down through administrative channels, though she provided no evidence supporting that claim.