BANGKOK (Reuters) – Suspended Thai leader Prayut Chan-O-Cha said upon social media he will carry on in his role as defence minister, in his first direct deal with to the public given that a court purchased him to stop his duties because prime minister while it reviews his term limit.
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“I will certainly continue to do my duty and obligation as defence ressortchef (umgangssprachlich) for the people and Thailand every day, inch Prayut said on his official Twitter accounts late on Thurs.
The Constitutional Court on Wednesday decided to hear the petition brought by the main opposition party arguing that Prayuth’s yrs spent as the chief of a military junta after he had taken power in a 2014 coup, should rely toward his general time in office. The constitution stipulates a term limit of eight years for that prime minister.
It remains not clear when the court will deliver a decision on the review.
The controversy over Prayut’s term limit is the latest eposide within nearly two decades of intermittent political turmoil, including two coups and violent protests, stemming from resistance to military participation in politics plus demands for higher representation as politics awareness grows.
A government spokesperson, Anucha Burapachaisri, mentioned on Friday the cabinet continues to function as normal.