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BIZARRE: Veteran activist apologises after sexual assault claims surface - You Need To See This

Somyot Pruksakasemsuk and other activists gather in front of the Election Commission office at the Government Complex on 8 June 2023, to demand that the EC certify the results of the May 14 general election. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

Veteran activist Somyot Pruksakasemsuk has apologised to a woman who accused him of sexual assault, acknowledging he misunderstood her consent and promising not to repeat such acts.

Somyot was responding on Facebook on Saturday, addressing the woman, identified as “A” in an interview published by SocialGaze, an independent media outlet built on the Medium platform.

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