Thailand's PM Faces Constitutional Court Challenge
Thailand's Constitutional Court has accepted a complaint against Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for appointing a former lawyer with a jail record to a ministerial position. Although Srettha remains in office, Pichit Chuenban resigned to mitigate the legal implications for Srettha.
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Thailand's Constitutional Court on Thursday accepted a complaint seeking to remove Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office for giving a ministerial position to a former lawyer who spent time in jail.
Srettha was not suspended from duty pending a verdict in the case, as had been sought by a group of senators filing the complaint. The senators had argued last month's cabinet appointment of Pichit Chuenban was a violation of the constitution. Pichit resigned on Tuesday in an effort to insulate Srettha from the court case.
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