Two MPs of the Move Forward Party accused of sexual harassment face punishments by the party’s executive board, with one being expelled and the other put on probation.
In a press conference late Wednesday night, Move Forward party leader Chaithawat Thulathon said a meeting was attended by 128 members of the party’s executive board and an internal probe had ruled that two of its MPs, Wuttiphong Thonglour and Chaiyamphawan Manpianjit, had committed sexual offenses.
The meeting voted to expel the MPs, which required three-quarters of members’ votes (116).
Wuttiphong, a Prachin Buri MP, received 120 votes from a possible 128, resulting in his expulsion from the party. Chaiyamphawan, a Bangkok MP, received only 106, which is below the 116 needed to get him expelled. He remains in the party but on probation, and his rights within the party are invalid.
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