BANGKOK -- Three ministers in Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's cabinet have been forced out of office after the Central Criminal Court in Bangkok found them guilty of involvement in street protests that culminated in the 2014 coup which installed then army chief Prayuth as prime minister.
Digital Economy and Society Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta was sentenced on Wednesday to seven years; Education Minister Natapol Teepsuwan received a term of seven years and four months; and Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senniam got five years.
