Thai court orders prime minister to be suspended from duties

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has ruled that Prime Minister Prayuth must suspend his active duties while the court decides whether he has overstayed his legal term in office (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

Thailand’s Constitutional Court has ruled that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha 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.