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Thailand's PM Srettha Thavisin sacked over cabinet appointment

CGTN

 , Updated 17:37, 14-Aug-2024
A view of the Constitutional Court of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand, August 14, 2024. /CFP
A view of the Constitutional Court of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand, August 14, 2024. /CFP

A view of the Constitutional Court of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand, August 14, 2024. /CFP

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled to remove Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office over his nomination of a ministerial candidate with a prison record during the cabinet reshuffle in April.

The judges voted five to four to order the removal, effective August 14, 2024, as Srettha's appointment of Pichit Chuenban as minister of the Prime Minister's Office violated the Thai constitution, which stipulates that ministers must be "of evident integrity" and that their behavior must comply with ethical standards. 

(With input from agencies)

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