Cabinet Reshuffle Replaces 3 Members Booted by Court khaosodenglish.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from khaosodenglish.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
THREE Cabinet ministers were forced to leave their posts after a court found them guilty of sedition for taking part in sometimes violent protests in 2013-2014 against the government then in power.
The Criminal Court in Bangkok on Wednesday found Digital Economy Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta, Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan and Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senneam guilty along with two dozen other defendants in a case launched in 2018.
Nataphol was among 10 Cabinet members who survived a no-confidence vote on Saturday over their performance in the current government.
The verdicts can be appealed to a higher court but under the law, the Cabinet ministers must relinquish their jobs immediately.
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False claim circulates online that Thai court postponed verdict on 2014 protest leaders afp.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from afp.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Three cabinet ministers in Thailand were forced to leave their posts on Wednesday after a court found them guilty of sedition for taking part in somet.