According to the court, there is sufficient evidence to determine the PM case.
PUBLISHED: 24 Jul 2024 at 12: 04
The Constitutional Court made it known on Wednesday that it would pronounce its decision on August 14 in a situation requesting the expulsion of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
The Constitutional Court concluded that the situation is legitimate and that there is sufficient evidence to support its decision, according to a statement from the court.
Following a complaint filed by 40 military-appointed senators in May, the case against Mr. Srettha was later accepted by the contract court. Pichit Chuenban’s questionable interview as a secretary of the prime minister’s office is at the center of the controversy.
The senators asked the court to decide whether Mr. Srettha and Pichit should be fired from office in accordance with Sections 170( 4 ) and ( 5 ) of the charter, which regulate the ethics of cabinet ministers.
After attempting to reward Supreme Court authorities by handing them a paper bag with 2 million ringgit inside a lunch box, Pichit was given a six-month jail sentence and served moment alongside two other colleagues. He was found unqualified by critics to be a member of the cabinet.
Pichit Chuenban, attorney of past Prime Miniser Thaksin Shinawatra. ( Photo: Chanat Katanyu )
Just before the jury heard the complaint, which was seen as a plea bargain for Mr. Srettha to avoid a legal battle, Pichit resigned just before the judge decided to accept it. The court has agreed to hear Mr. Srettha’s situation, but Pichit’s case has been turned down because he has already resigned.
Srettha, a real estate magnate, has denied wrongdoing and argued that the interview was fair.
The primary secretary defended his case to the Constitutional Court on June 7, but he declined to go into specifics when asked if he could explain them to the internet.
” It’s more of a explanation. I have the obligation to understand, and I think I’ve covered it all”, he said.
The resignation of Mr. Srettha may cause Thailand to become more uncertain, and it would require the legislature to choose a new prime minister, which could lead to a change in the government and policy alignment for his decision Pheu Thai Party.