Thailand’s Constitutional Court has unseated Srettha Thavisin from the post of prime minister, stating that he lacked integrity to hold the top government post because he appointed an unqualified person as one of his Cabinet members.
The nine Constitutional Court judges voted 5:4 to remove Srettha from office immediately.
According to the verdict, Srettha showed lack of integrity when he decided to appoint Pichit Cheunban as a PM’s Office minister in his Cabinet reshuffle on 27 April this year, despite knowing that the appointee was disqualified for the post as he was dishonest and had been jailed in 2008 for allegedly attempting to bribe Supreme Court officials.
A group of 40 outgoing senators have been accusing Srettha of breaching the ethical standards for political office holders by appointing Pichit as a Cabinet member.
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