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Thai PM Wins Crucial Legal Battle To Stay In Office: Court

  Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, under pressure from months of street protests, Wednesday survived a legal challenge over his living arrangements that could have … Continue reading Thai PM Wins Crucial Legal Battle To Stay In Office: Court


Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha attends a signing ceremony for the agreement to purchase AstraZeneca’s potential Covid-19 vaccine at Government House in Bangkok on November 27, 2020. CHALINEE THIRASUPA / POOL / AFP
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha attends a signing ceremony for the agreement to purchase AstraZeneca’s potential Covid-19 vaccine at Government House in Bangkok on November 27, 2020.
CHALINEE THIRASUPA / POOL / AFP

 

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, under pressure from months of street protests, Wednesday survived a legal challenge over his living arrangements that could have seen him thrown out of office.

The kingdom’s constitutional court ruled that Prayut was not guilty of conflict of interest by living in an army residence after leaving the military.

“The defendant’s position as prime minister remains unchanged,” the head judge said.