Thai PM found 'not guilty' in conflict of interest case

Thailand's constitutional court ruled on Wednesday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha was "not guilty" of a conflict of interest for staying in an army residence after retiring.

The ruling meant that he can stay in power. The court's decision comes with hightension after months of protests to demand his removal.

Opposition parliamentarians filed a petition that it constituted a conflict of interest for Prayuth to have remained in military housing after his retirement from the army in 2014.

Prayuth has said he needs to stay there for security reasons.

(Cover: Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attends an agreement signing ceremony for purchase of AstraZeneca's potential COVID-19 vaccine at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, November 27, 2020. /Reuters)

Source(s): Reuters