Thailand’s Constitutional Court has removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for appointing a former lawyer with a jail record to his cabinet
Pheu Thai’s Srettha Thavisin gestures at the party headquarters before a royal endorsement ceremony after Thailand’s parliament voted in favour of his prime ministerial candidacy, in Bangkok - REUTERSpix: Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for appointing to his cabinet a former lawyer who served jail time, raising the spectre of more political upheaval and a reset of the governing alliance.
The same court last week dissolved the anti-establishment Move Forward Party, the hugely popular opposition, ruling its campaign to reform a law against insulting the crown risked undermining the constitutional monarchy. It regrouped on Friday under a new party. Srettha had maintained his appointment of former Shinawatra lawyer Pichit Chuenban, who was briefly imprisoned for contempt of court in 2008 over an alleged attempt to bribe court staff, was above board. The bribery allegation was never proven and Pichit resigned in May.RETURN OF THE SHINAWATRAS?
If successful, she would be Thailand’s third Shinawatra premier after Thaksin and her aunt, Yingluck Shinawatra.
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