Suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday arrived silently in his private car to work at the Defence Ministry, his concurrent portfolio.
Gen Prayut attained the ministry about 10am in his personal Mercedes Benz with no informing officials beforehand.
Ministry spokesman Gen Kongcheep Tantrawanit released photos of Gen Prayut sitting in the defence minister’s office plus discussing work with Deputy Defence Minister Chaichan Changmongkol and Gen Suchart Nongbua, admin to the defence minister.
Afterwards, Gen Prayut informed officials that he works at the Defence Ministry regularly as the Constitutional Court had suspended him from their prime ministerial function pending its ruling on his tenure as premier.
The constitution limits the tenure of the prime minister in order to eight years. At issue is when that period were only available in his case.
Anucha Burapachaisri, deputy secretary-general towards the prime minister, said Gen Prayut worked at the Defence Ministry in his capacity since defence minister.
Gen Prayut gave his ethical support to Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon in his brand new role as caretaker prime minister, Mister Anucha said.
At Government House, Gen Prawit told reporters that will everything was going smoothly but failed to answer the question, experienced he talked with Gen Prayut?
Also, he did not answer if he and Style Prayut had a gentlemen’s agreement on their functions during this time, and whether Gen Prayut would certainly later resume their prime ministerial duties.
Mouthpiece government spokeswoman Tipanan Sirichana said Style Prayut was in great spirits and had been grateful to everybody who sent text messages of support. Gen Prayut was ready to continue working for the public interest, Ms Tipanan said.
She had no idea if Gen Prayut would attend the next cabinet meeting on Aug 30.
Asked when Gen Prayut would resume public looks, Ms Tipanan said Gen Prayut had been working as the defence minister and general public appearances would be at his own discretion.
Prime Minister Prayut discusses work with Deputy Defence Minister Chaichan Changmongkol, left, and Gen Suchart Nongbua, secretary to the protection minister, centre, in the defence minister’s office on Friday.