BANGKOK - Thailand's Constitutional Court has rejected a petition from 110 lawmakers that claimed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is ineligible for office.
The court said the July 16 swearing-in ceremony that took place in front of King Maha Vajiralongkorn lay beyond its jurisdiction, and was a matter for the monarch and the Cabinet. The ruling said the junta was not a state agency and therefore Mr Prayut did not count as a state official. Some lawmakers called for his resignation, saying the incomplete oath showed his"ignorance of the constitution", and questioned whether he can be trusted to uphold the rule of law.
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