Legal team disputes Prayut's starting date to court

Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha inspects a weapon at the Defence and Security exhibition at Muang Thong Thani on Monday, which he visited in his role as defence minister as the Constitutional Court has suspended him from the premiership pending its ruling on his term limit. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

Day One for Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha as prime minister was not in 2014, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Friday, summing up a defence statement submitted to the Constitutional Court.

Mr Wissanu confirmed that the document was sent to the court on Thursday, a week before the deadline imposed by the judges, who are expected to take about one month to reach their decision.