Three members of the military-backed cabinet of Prayuth Chan-o-cha were removed from office today after a court found them guilty of sedition, according to a pool reporter in the court.
Puttipong Punnakanta, Nataphol Teepsuwan and Thaworn Senniam are no longer eligible to serve as ministers of the Digital Economy and Society, Education and Transportation ministries, respectively, after the Criminal Court late afternoon Wednesday convicted them of inciting rebellion for their roles in street protests that precipitated the 2014 coup d’etat – which led to them becoming ministers in the post-junta government.
All men were tried for a raft of charges including sedition. They received sentences ranging from 5 years to 7 years.
Also convicted of sedition was Suthep Thaugsuban, who left the Democrat Party to orchestrate the street rallies aimed at undermining and overthrowing the elected government of Yingluck Shinawatra.
Suthep was sentenced to five years in prison.
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