Alberta MLA charged in hacking case won't return to NDP caucus or seek re-election

An Alberta legislature member who left the Opposition NDP caucus over a computer hacking investigation says he will remain in the house as an Independent and not seek re-election in 2023.

Thomas Dang says in a statement that Albertans are facing a number of crucial issues, including inflation and climate change, and his predicament is distracting the NDP on those problems.

Dang is a second-term member representing Edmonton-South.

He left caucus in December 2021 when the RCMP began investigating a hack of Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine website.