People’s Party spokesman Parit Wacharasindhu takes part in a press briefing at the Future Forward Building, the party’s headquarters, on Saturday. The incident is a wake‑up call for the People’s Party to strengthen its candidate selection, he said. “As the party’s representative, I apologise to the victim, now that it has been proven that the offender stood as (a People’s Party) MP candidate,” Mr Parit said. The incident was the third of its kind involving the People's Party. The rape case involved Thirawat Phanna, who ran in Maha Sarakham Constituency 1 and finished in second place, 9,000 votes behind a Bhumjaithai candidate.

Source: Bangkok Post February 19, 2026 14:51 UTC