The Chiang Mai Provincial Court issued an arrest warrant today for Chaiyamparwaan Manpianjit, an MP of the Thai Progress party, on a charge of raping a Taiwanese national at a hotel in Chiang Mai on January 9th.

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Chiang Mai police say that they received a complaint from the woman, who claimed she was raped by the MP at a hotel in Muang district. After interviewing the alleged victim and some witnesses, the police say there is sufficient evidence for them to believe the woman’s allegation.

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By Thai PBS World