People's Party Apologizes to Victim After Court Sentences Maha Sarakham MP Candidate

On February 19th at the Future Forward building, Phrit Watcharasin, spokesperson for the People's Party, commented on the Supreme Court's conviction of their Maha Sarakham MP candidate for sexual assault. He legally acknowledged that with the clear court order, the candidate's party membership status would be terminated. The party recognizes this as an instance requiring a more rigorous candidate screening process and apologizes to the victim, admitting that the offender had been functioning as an MP candidate. Regarding a related matter involving the Lamphun Provincial Administrative Organization, Phrit stated that budgetary spending from any agency should be questioned, but he has not yet seen the full facts.