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RARE PHOTOS: Thai court sacks pm over ethics case - The Real Truth

Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is accused of breaching ethics rules by appointing Pichit Chuenban, a lawyer closely associated with the family of billionaire former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, to his cabinet. (Credit: AFP)

Thailand's Constitutional Court sacked Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday, branding him dishonest in a ruling in an ethics case that throws the kingdom into fresh political turmoil.

The judges ruled 5-4 that Srettha breached regulations by appointing a cabinet minister with a criminal conviction.

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