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Thai PM suspended while court mulls if he defied term limits

Riot police stand guard outside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha must suspend his active duties while the court decides whether he has overstayed his legal term in office. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Anti-government protesters ride on motorcycle during a protest in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha must suspend his active duties while the court decides whether he has overstayed his legal term in office. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Anti-government protester wearing amulets around his neck displays the three-finger symbol of resistance during a protest in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha must suspend his active duties while the court decides whether he has overstayed his legal term in office. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Anti-government protesters display the three-finger symbol of resistance during a protest in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha must suspend his active duties while the court decides whether he has overstayed his legal term in office. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) Riot police stand guard outside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha must suspend his active duties while the court decides whether he has overstayed his legal term in office. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) An anti-government protester climb on car beside a poster of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha must suspend his active duties while the court decides whether he has overstayed his legal term in office. The poster reads "Time is over." (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) FILE - Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha leaves after cabinet meeting at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand on Aug. 23, 2022. Thailand’s Constitutional Court announced Wednesday, Aug. 24, that it will rule on whether Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has overstayed his legal term in office, but he must meanwhile suspend his active duties.(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File) FILE - Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, right, and Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan wait before reading the policy statement for his second term in office before parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 25, 2019. Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022 that Prime Minister Prayuth must suspend his active duties while the court decides whether he has overstayed his legal term in office. It was not immediately announced who would assume his duties as acting prime minister. Under law, it would be Prawit, who is ranked first among several deputies. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File) FILE - Thailand Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attends a no-confidence debate at the Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 19, 2022. Thailand’s Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, that Prime Minister Prayuth must suspend his active duties while the court decides whether he has overstayed his legal term in office. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
Thai PM suspended while court mulls if he defied term limits