The court also ruled that it has no mandate to order the appointment of a new prime minister within seven days as requested by Senator Paibul Nititawan who had filed the abuse of power lawsuit against Yingluck.
The court ruled that only Yingluck, who assumed office as Thailand's premier on August 5, 2011, and nine others who took part in Thawil's transfer must be removed from the cabinet and the rest of the ministers can remain in office. Buddhist-majority Thailand has been rocked by months of political violence that has left several people dead and hundreds wounded, including many anti-government protesters, in grenade attacks and shootings.
The Shinawatra family is one of the richest and most influential families in the country.
