Thai court sets June 18 for hearing on PM Srettha dismissal case
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FILE PHOTO: Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin looks on during an interview with Reuters in Koh Samui, Surat Thani province, Thailand, April 7, 2024. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
BANGKOK - Thailand's Constitutional Court said on Wednesday that it will hear a case on June 18 that could lead to the dismissal of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin related to a cabinet appointment that is alleged to have violated the constitution.
The case against Srettha was launched following a complaint by 40 military appointed senators in May, which was subsequently accepted by the constitutional court.
The Constitutional Court on Wednesday also set June 18 to hear a case seeking to disband the opposition Move Forward Party.
The hearings are part of a trio of sensitive court cases that have ramped up political uncertainty in Southeast Asia's second-largest economy. REUTERS
