Srettha Thavisin visits a market beneath the Ploenchit expressway on Ploenchit Road in Pathumwan district of Bangkok around noon on Wednesday, hours before the Constitutional Court voted to dismiss him as prime minister. (Photo: Nutthawat Wichieanbut)
The Constitutional Court has found Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin guilty of a gross violation of ethics for appointing ex-convict Pichit Chuenban as a cabinet minister. The ruling resulted in Mr Srettha being dismissed after less than a year in office.
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