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Thai court sacks PM Srettha for appointing minister with criminal conviction

Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin as he arrives at Government House on August 14, 2024. © Lillian Suwanrumpha, AFP

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office after he was accused by former senators of breaching ethics rules by appointing a lawyer with a criminal conviction to his cabinet. The Thai parliament is set to vote for Srettha's replacement this Friday. 

Thailand's Constitutional Court sacked Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday, branding him dishonest in a ruling in an ethics case that throws the kingdom into fresh political turmoil.

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