Prime Minister Shinavatra of Thailand
Thailand's suspended Prime Minister Shinavatra may have lost the PM post, but he is still present on the board in the game of power. On Thursday, he was sworn in as a culture minister with new cabinet ministers. This step has been taken at a time when she is facing an ethics investigation over a controversial conversation with the Cambodian leader.
In fact, the case against Patangarne was heated when there was a clash at the border between Thailand and Cambodia in May, in which a Cambodian soldier died. After this, a leaked phone call from Hoon Sen went viral, in which he tried to reconcile from Cambodia. But the Thai public saw this call as bowing. It was alleged that he damaged Thailand's credibility. On this basis, a petition for ethics violation was filed against him.
Travel from Prime Minister to Culture Minister
Patangarne was suspended from the post of Prime Minister on Tuesday. But on the same day, the Thai Raja approved the new cabinet, in which he was made Culture Minister. That is, now they are part of the government, but there is no strength as before. The post of Culture Minister is considered a ministry with a respectable but limited rights in Thailand. This ministry looks at art, heritage and cultural matters, but it does not have any major role like defense or foreign policy.
Taking oath, but distance from questions
Patangarne reached the government house smiling on Thursday and was sworn in with the rest of the ministers, but escaped from the media questions, during which acting Prime Minister Suriya Jungurungarengkit approved the new cabinet from King Maha Vajiralongkor.
Court verdict is now left
The constitutional court of Thailand approved the petition unanimously for hearing and suspended him by 7-2 votes. The court has given him a chance to file an answer in 15 days. Now everyone's eyes are on what the court decides.
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