Thailand’s prime minister to stay in power after acquittal in ethics case

Thailand’s prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha receives flowers from well wishers in Samut Songkhram province, Thailand (Spokesman’s Office/AP)

Thailand’s highest court acquitted prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha of breaching ethics clauses in the country’s constitution, allowing him to stay in his job.

The Constitutional Court ruled on a complaint brought by the Pheu Thai party, the largest opposition grouping in Parliament, that Mr Prayuth had broken the law by continuing to live in his military residence after he retired as army commander in September 2014.