The Supreme Court of Thailand has removed the head of the country's government, Sretta Thaksin. It is said that he violated the constitution by appointing a minister who had previously served time in prison.
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In Thailand, the Supreme Court removed the head of the government from office: according to the judges, Sretta, who had been prime minister for less than a year, had "grossly" violated the law. He appointed a minister who had previously served time in prison.
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In 2008, the appointed minister was suspected of bribery as a lawyer. This was never proven, but he was imprisoned for a short time for contempt of court in that case.
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Sretta is the fourth prime minister in the last 16 years to be ousted by the constitutional court, which also banned the main opposition party, Movement Forward, last week.
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Now the Thai parliament will elect Sretta's successor. Until then, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wethchai will act as his successor.