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Former Plaid AM re-bailed after indecent images arrest

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A FORMER Assembly Member arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images has been given a further 28 days’ bail.

Simon Thomas had represente­d Mid and West Wales for Plaid Cymru until his resignatio­n in July.

Mr Thomas, pictured, also quit Plaid Cymru, who said at the time he was facing a police investigat­ion.

After his arrest he was given police bail for 28 days. A DyfedPowys Police spokeswoma­n said yesterday he been re-bailed for another 28 days.

Mr Thomas lives in Aberystwyt­h with his wife and two children. A former MP, he was elected to the House of Commons as the Member of Parliament for Ceredigion in 2000 and 2001.

After losing his seat he became a developmen­t manager with Technium in Pembrokesh­ire before becoming a special senior adviser to the Welsh Government.

He was elected to the National Assembly for Wales in 2011 and again in 2016. After his resignatio­n the seat was offered to the candidate who had been second on the regional list at the time of the last election.

Former Plaid AM Helen Mary Jones agreed to return to the Senedd and was sworn in in August. She said her return to politics was with “profound regret”.

Ms Jones said she was ready to undertake “the great honour” of serving the people of Mid and West Wales to the best of her ability.

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