Two more Democrat members quit amid sex assault scandal

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Two more Democrat Party members have issued their resignations, one from the party’s executive committee, and the other from the party, amid the sex abuse scandal in which former party deputy leader Prinn Panitchpakdi is allegedly implicated.

 

Former Democrat MP for Bangkok Onanong Kanjanachusak has resigned as an executive committee member of the party, effective yesterday (Thursday). In her resignation letter, Onanong did not give any reason for her departure from the committee, but it is believed to be linked to the scandal in which up to 15 women have accused Prinn of sexual assault including rape.

 

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Onanong becomes the third executive committee member to quit this week. On Monday, Dr. Kanok Wongtrangan, who was also a deputy leader, and Mallika Boonmeetrakool Mahasook resigned from the committee.

 

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[Dogmatix]

It is pathetic that Jurin can refuse to resign the party leadership and the party cannot or will not force him out. He knew what Prinn was when h me took him on but, like the latter, thought he good get away with it in male chauvinist Thailand.

 

The Democrats deserve to tank in the next elections even worse than they did last time. Hard to see them winning hearts of new female voters as a party that promotes rape.

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, Dogmatix said:

It is pathetic that Jurin can refuse to resign the party leadership and the party cannot or will not force him out.

Captain of a sinking ship... let him keep his stripes as he goes down.