Thai court removes PM Srettha Thavisin from office over cabinet appointment

Thai Constitutional Court ousts Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin

Thailand's Constitutional Court ousted Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office in a 5-4 verdict, ruling he violated ethics standards by appointing Pichit Chuenban, a member previously convicted of attempted bribery, to his cabinet. The court's decision is final and not subject to appeal. The court's decision shook up Thai politics, marked by a chronic instability, coups, street protests, and judicial decisions fueled by a power struggle betw…

Thai politics braces for shakeup after court dismisses PM Srettha Thavisin

BANGKOK - Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and ruled he "grossly" violated ethics by appointing a minister who was once jailed, raising the spectre of political upheaval and a shakeup in the governing alliance.

After only one year in office, Thailand's Prime Minister Thavisin must step down again - this is the decision of the country's Constitutional Court. It is unclear who will succeed him. By J. Johnston.

Bangkok. The Constitutional Court of Thailand dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his entire government on Wednesday for ethical lapses. This is a new political-judicial turn in the country, one week after the forced dissolution of the main opposition party. Politics in this Southeast Asian country has accumulated two decades of chronic instability marked by coups, street protests and judicial decisions. In part, it has been fueled by …

Thai court unseats PM Srettha Thavisin over minister choice

Thailand's Constitutional Court unseats Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for his controversial appointment of a Cabinet member who had been jailed for attempted bribery, a week after the same court ordered the dissolution of the biggest opposition party.

Thailand's constitutional court removes prime minster over 'moral and ethical' violations

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was removed from office on cronyism charges less than a year after he was installed by the country's powerful consitutional court.