Thailand: Court suspends PM Prayut, awaiting review of tenure limit
Bangkok/IBNS: Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday temporarily suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha from his official obligations.
The court's order, effective on Wednesday, came following a petition filed by the opposition for a ruling on when Prayut's eight-year tenure should conclude.
The suspension will remain in place until further review of the court.
Born in 1954, Prayut was selected as the interim prime minister after a 2014 coup and was later royally endorsed as the 29th PM of the country.
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