Move Forward party sacks former candidate over sexual harassment case

The opposition Move Forward party has decided to expel a former electoral candidate over alleged sexual harassment and a city councillor has been penalised for alleged involvement in a public brawl and violence, according to party spokesman Parit Wacharasindhu.

He told the media today (Thursday) that the party’s executive committee found that Kriangkrai Chankokpoeng, a former electoral candidate, had committed an act of sexual harassment as alleged and decided to sack him from the party, with immediate effect, because his conduct is against the party’s regulations. He added that the party has already apologised to the victim.

In the second case, Parit said Sirin Sanguansin, one of the party’s city councillors, was found to have been involved in a public brawl and violence, which is against the party’s regulations.

The committee decided to penalise Sirin by depriving him of…