BANGKOK, Thailand — Thailand’s ruling party was dealt a sharp political blow Wednesday when its secretary-general, Sanan Khachornprasart, resigned his post as interior minister after being

charged with corruption. The charge deprives his Democrat Party of what had potentially been its strongest campaign issue: a claim of being cleaner than the main opposition party. Sanan, 64,

resigned after the official Counter-Corruption Commission accused him Tuesday of fabricating a loan document in order to account for undeclared assets. Chamni Sakdiset, a former deputy to

Sanan, will take over as acting minister until a replacement is found for the powerful post, which oversees the police. MORE TO READ