Thailand's Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on Wednesday to decide whether he violated the country’s term limit for office.Prayuth ruled as head of a military council after he led the overthrow of the elected government in 2014.He became a civilian prime minister in 2019 following an election held under a constitution written with military supervision.It set an eight-year limit for the prime minister.The court said it will consider a request from the main opposition party seeking his ouster.The opposition argued that Prayuth's time as head of a military government ruling the country should count towards his eight-year term under the constitution.In a statement, the court said that Prayuth has 15 days to answer the decision.The court said in a five-to-four ruling that his suspension would start on Wednesday.A government spokesman said Prayuth respected the court's decision and had suspended active duty as prime minister.
