![Sakchai Lalit FILE- Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin talks to reporters at Pheu Thai Party headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Thursday, May 23, accepted a petition from members of the country’s outgoing Senate to consider suspending Thavisin from office over his appointment of a Cabinet member. The court ruled that Srettha’s appointment of Pichit Chuenban as Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office was in violation of section 160 of the constitution, which bars those who have been sentenced to imprisonment or those who fail to comply with “ethical standards.” (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e8c638e823134ea1b49b4ffc37e720db/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE- Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin talks to reporters at Pheu Thai Party headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Thursday, May 23, accepted a petition from members of the country’s outgoing Senate to consider suspending Thavisin from office over his appointment of a Cabinet member. The court ruled that Srettha’s appointment of Pichit Chuenban as Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office was in violation of section 160 of the constitution, which bars those who have been sentenced to imprisonment or those who fail to comply with “ethical standards.” (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
![Apichart Weerawong FILE- Pichit Chuenban, lawyer of former Prime Miniser Thaksin Shinawatra, is seen in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 23, 2008. Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Thursday, May 23, 2024, accepted a petition from members of the country’s outgoing Senate to consider suspending Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office over his appointment of Chuenban as Cabinet Minister. The court ruled that Chuenban's appointment as Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office was in violation of section 160 of the constitution, which bars those who have been sentenced to imprisonment or those who fail to comply with “ethical standards.”(AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ab1361e11a5542d9a7f266fd31d8887d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE- Pichit Chuenban, lawyer of former Prime Miniser Thaksin Shinawatra, is seen in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 23, 2008. Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Thursday, May 23, 2024, accepted a petition from members of the country’s outgoing Senate to consider suspending Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office over his appointment of Chuenban as Cabinet Minister. The court ruled that Chuenban's appointment as Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office was in violation of section 160 of the constitution, which bars those who have been sentenced to imprisonment or those who fail to comply with “ethical standards.”(AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong, File)
![Sakchai Lalit File- Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin gestures as he talks to media during a news conference at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Thursday, May 23, accepted a petition from members of the country’s outgoing Senate to consider suspending Thavisin from office over his appointment of a Cabinet member. The court ruled that Srettha’s appointment of Pichit Chuenban as Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office was in violation of section 160 of the constitution, which bars those who have been sentenced to imprisonment or those who fail to comply with “ethical standards.” (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/557fcf1379fd46db81d65b6c399df11c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
File- Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin gestures as he talks to media during a news conference at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Thursday, May 23, accepted a petition from members of the country’s outgoing Senate to consider suspending Thavisin from office over his appointment of a Cabinet member. The court ruled that Srettha’s appointment of Pichit Chuenban as Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office was in violation of section 160 of the constitution, which bars those who have been sentenced to imprisonment or those who fail to comply with “ethical standards.” (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)