Thai PM found 'not guilty' in conflict of interest case
Reuters
December 2, 2020 17:07 MYT
December 2, 2020 17:07 MYT
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha gestures to the crowd upon his arrival to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and related meetings in Clark, Pampanga, northern Philippines November 12, 2017. REUTERS / Erik De
BANGKOK: Thailand's constitutional court ruled on Wednesday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was "not guilty" of a conflict of interest for staying in an army residence after retiring.
The ruling meant that he can stay in power. The court's decision comes with tension high after months of protests to demand his removal.
Opposition parliamentarians filed a petition that it constituted a conflict of interest for Prayuth to have remained in military housing after his retirement from the army in 2014. Prayuth has said he needs to stay there for security reasons.