Thai Sang Thai MP faces expulsion for defying party’s stance
Yasothon’s Supaporn Salubri is among six MPs facing disciplinary action for breaching ethical standards and voting for government
The opposition Thai Sang Thai Party has resolved to expel one of its party MPs for repeatedly violating the party’s principles.
On Wednesday, the party’s disciplinary and ethical standards committee recommended that the executive board expel Yasothon MP Supaporn Salubri after she ignored the panel’s summons twice to explain her repeated violation of the party’s regulations.
She is the first of six Thai Sang Thai MPs to face a disciplinary probe after they violated the party’s stand to not vote in support of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
After the six Thai Sang Thai MPs voted “yes” for Paetongtarn to become PM last Friday, party leader Sudarat Keyuraphan and disciplinary panel chief Bhokin Bhalakula ordered a disciplinary probe against them.
The panel said it summoned Supaporn first because she had repeatedly violated the party’s standards and her behaviour showed that she had violated the ethical standards over and over again.
The panel said it had asked for the board to expel her because she failed to respect or comply with the party’s ideology even though she debuted in politics under the party’s banner in last year’s general election.
The panel said investigators found that Supaporn had voted in favour of the coalition on several occasions and violated the opposition’s stand. It also found that she had joined several public functions of a coalition party to openly show support for them without providing reasons to Thai Sang Thai.
The panel said it will report its findings and decision to Bhokin and the executive board for further action as soon as possible, before summoning other Thai Sang Thai MPs to explain their vote for Paetongtarn soon.
