Moving forward to accept 2 MPs who harassed and sexually assaulted

Progressive Party, "Benja" reveals the results of the examination of 2 MPs who were harassed and sexually assaulted. Serious breach of party discipline Punishment up to expulsion Confirmed that he is not worried about the number of MPs decreasing. Tomorrow there will be a meeting to decide on the matter. Emphasize that there is no culture to protect

Ms. Benja Saengchan, Chairman of the Special Working Group to Solve the Problem of Sexual Violence, Progressive Party, revealed the case of complaints. Two Progressive Party MPs who may be involved in the matter of sexual harassment and sexual assault said that the party's disciplinary committee had investigated the facts. and the Executive Committee and Disciplinary Committee resolved in the same direction that it was a matter that was considered sexual harassment and sexual abuse. Confirming that the party is not complacent and attaches great importance to this matter.

Ms. Benja said that the punishment for this matter according to the regulations is the punishment for serious disciplinary violations, which has 2 cases: it is a punishment in a manner that affects the rights that one should have. or expulsion from party membership All of which will ask the meeting of MPs and the Executive Committee to pass a resolution tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. onwards at the Parliament Building. Confirm that you are not worried. Even if the person who committed the crime is a district MP If expelled from the party, the number of party MPs will decrease. our goal I want to see every political party And every space in society is truly a safe space for everyone. Confirm that we will be careful so that this kind of thing does not happen again.

“This is an offense that we take very seriously. Confirming that cases that are considered sexual harassment and sexual assault are considered serious disciplinary offenses. If we have to lose party personnel We have to go back and look at the facts of this matter. We share core values and ideals that we must adhere to. Confirm that in cases like this we cannot talk about just the individual. We must raise the level of society to the same level and raise the level of Thai politics. If we have to lose important personnel Will we regret it or not? I must say that everything is according to the decision process of the disciplinary committee and the executive committee. Including fellow members Everything is based on the facts that were investigated and investigated. As for the case of former applicants The Chaiyaphum MP was sexually harassed and the party has resolved to expel him from the party. It may be different, but in the case of representatives, there are allegations of sexual harassment and sexual abuse. The facts have quite a lot of details,” Ms. Benja said.

Ms. Benja said that the party has clear standards for setting punishments. Regardless of the case of sexual harassment sexual harassment Sexual violence causing sexual distress Confirmed that there was no culture to conceal any wrongdoing throughout the past. We are quite cautious about this. Because it is considered a matter of great importance For us to punish someone without having factual information is very worrying. And it's like his future. Including the matter of his responsibilities and duties as a representative of the people. We therefore carefully consider But everything is subject to the penalties that are already stipulated in the regulations. When the meeting of the executive committee and the meeting of the representatives and the meeting of MPs There was a common opinion and the same resolution that it was appropriate to impose severe disciplinary punishment by expulsion from party membership. We accepted it.

"As for the petitioner The party must be careful. that will lead to sexual harassment or any action Or there is additional hunting for the complainant or making him feel wounded and sick again from this matter. in every consideration It took us some time. Because we need to be very careful and thorough in deciding disciplinary action. And there must be an attitude to protect the complainant as well. In the past, we have had various data protection measures in place to protect and take care of every time the complainant came to provide information and facts. We are very concerned and it is as per the requester's request. For example, asking to use a safe place. And it was not too much of a concern or someone who was trusted was asked to join the disciplinary committee as well. We have a lot of measures in place to protect the complainant as well,” Ms. Benja said.

Source: Thai News Agency