Thai Constitutional Court removes PM Srettha Thavisin from office

House of Representatives to select new prime minister on Friday

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Dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin speaks to reporters after the Constitutional Court's verdict on Aug. 14. © Reuters

APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office for breaching the constitution with a cabinet appointment, a ruling likely to throw Thai politics back into turmoil a year after a changing of regimes.

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