Thai PM wins crucial legal battle

By AFP
December 03, 2020

Bangkok: Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, under pressure from months of street protests, survived a legal challenge Wednesday over his living arrangements that could have seen him thrown out of office.

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The kingdom’s nine-judge constitutional court ruled that Prayut was not guilty of conflict of interest by living in an army residence after leaving the military.

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