A group of senators said Thai PM Srettha Thavisin violated the Constitution by giving a ministerial position to a former lawyer with a criminal conviction. - PHOTO: REUTERS
BANGKOK (Reuters): Thailand's Constitutional Court accepted a complaint on Thursday seeking to remove Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin over his cabinet appointment of a lawyer who served jail time, in a new legal setback for the government.
The decision comes after three ministers quit in recent weeks as the government battles to jumpstart an underperforming economy and find funds to deliver on a delayed election promise of cash handouts for 50 million people.
