Thai court to rule on ethics case seeking PM's removal

Thai prime minister Srettha Thavisin speaks to the media as he arrives at Government House, on the day the Constitutional Court rules on whether to remove him from office due to his appointment of a cabinet minister with a criminal conviction, in Bangkok on Aug 14, 2024. – AFP

BANGKOK: Thailand's Constitutional Court met Wednesday (Aug 14) to decide whether Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin should be kicked out of office in an ethics case that could plunge the kingdom into fresh political turmoil.

Srettha is accused of breaching ethics rules by appointing a lawyer with a criminal conviction to his cabinet, by a group of former senators seeking his removal from office.