Party leaders revisit the physical assault scandal
5 November 2023 at 06:33 PUBLISHED
According to party leader Thawatchai Tulathon, the Move Forward Party ( MFP) is debating whether to remove its Bangkok MP who is accused of sexually harassing three assistants despite displaying no remorse for his immoral behavior.
Mr. Thawatchai announced on Facebook on Saturday that he would convene a meeting of party executives to determine whether Chaiyamphawan & nbsp,” Puaut” Manpianjit had complied with the party’s November 1st conduct ultimatum.
The primary opposition group leaders and MPs gathered that day to choose the abuse cases against Mr. Chaiyamphawan and Wuttiphong Thonglour, an MP for Prachin Buri.
The conference expelled Mr. Wuttiphong from the group but stopped short of doing the same to Mr Chaiyamphawan because his expulsion vote did not exceed the two-thirds of the professionals and MPs present, which is a requirement under the law for the removal of an elected party MP.
The party gave Mr. Wuttiphong an ultimatum: repent, publicly apologize to the women by November 3, make amends promptly, and refrain from making any more equivocal bodily or text contact with staff.
But, Mr. Thawatchai claimed that the MP’s failure to express regret and apologise may have hurt the women in question further by making people mention of some of the allegations’ specifics.
He has called a meeting of party managers to examine whether Mr. Chaiyamphawan has disobeyed the demand in his capacity as party chief. If so, it would be considered that he had flagrantly broken the group’s laws. If so, a meeting may be called by the party’s managers and MPs to choose whether to fire him.
Mr. Chaiyamphawan did not express regret or say to any intimidation behavior, despite having stated that he accepted the party’s decision regarding his behavior. Additionally, he didn’t sincerely apologize to the ladies.
To support his assertion that the woman did not object to interaction with him, the MP even made a text exchange between him and the second secretary public.
Mr. Thawatchai attempted to persuade the people that the pictures and videos he took of her did not amount to sexual abuse with the help of the next assistant.
The MP gave the impression that his actual contact with her was not motivated by sexual desire in the case involving a third associate.
The MP, according to Mr. Thawatchai, was downplaying his interactions with the helpers. The group managers insisted that the first associate was harassed at least once while drunk, making it impossible for her to fight back.
The executives also questioned Mr. Chaiyamphawan’s motivation as he drove the inebriated assistant up to his apartments.
Additionally, the MP half extended an invitation to the next assistant to travel only upcountry. The journey had nothing to do with work, so the admin declined the invitation.
The fourth assistant, according to the MFP leader, claimed the MP approached her and forced her to resign after a month.