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BANGKOK: Thailand’s highest court acquitted Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Wednesday (December 2) of violating the ethical clauses of the country’s constitution, allowing him to remain in office.
The Constitutional Court ruled on a complaint by the Pheu Thai party, the largest opposition group in Parliament, that Prayut had broken the law by continuing to live in his military residence after retiring as an army commander in September. 2014.
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The complaint alleges that it violated constitutional articles that prohibit government ministers from receiving special benefits from state agencies or companies because that would amount to a conflict of interest.
If a minister is found guilty of violating ethical standards, the official will be disqualified and forced to resign.
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The ruling comes as Prayut has been dealing with a persistent student-led anti-government movement that has been holding frequent, well-attended rallies to demand that he and his government resign, accusing they came to power illegitimately.
