Senators seek court ruling on PM Yingluck Shinawatra status

BANGKOK, March 10 – A group of 27 senators today petitioned the speaker of the Senate seeking a ruling from the Constitution Court as to whether caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has violated the Constitution which could result in the termination of her caretaker status.

Ms Yingluck was accused of breaching the charter by unlawfully transferring the then National Security Council (NSC) secretary general Thawil Pliensri to another position in 2011.

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