Rape case causes rift at PP

The People’s Party (PP) is facing internal turmoil after a rape conviction involving one of its Maha Sarakham candidates triggered calls for urgent reform of its candidate-screening system.

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Sasinan Thamnithinan, a Bangkok MP candidate and prominent member of the party's Gender Equality Working Group, issued a public statement on behalf of the group yesterday, urging party executives to overhaul their screening procedures.

The move followed a Feb 18 Supreme Court ruling that found the Maha Sarakham candidate guilty of rape and handed down a prison sentence and fine, overturning earlier acquittals by lower courts.

In a statement posted on Facebook,