PM Receives Royal Remarks on Last Month’s Swearing-in Ceremony

BANGKOK, Aug 27 (TNA) - Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-cha led Cabinet members to receive His Majesty the King’s royal remark with his handwriting on the occasion of the cabinet swearing-in ceremony, which took place at Amphorn Sathan Residential Hall in Dusit Palace on July 16. The prime minister and Cabinet members received the royal remark in front of His Majesty the King’s portrait to be the reminder and guidance for doing their duties. Earlier, Gen. Prayut apologized to ministers for not completing the oath before taking office last month. He has been hit with the controversy since the opposition Future Forward Party accused him of being constitutionally disqualified because he had failed to complete the wording in last month’s cabinet swearing-in ceremony. Leading the Cabinet minister in the oath-taking to His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Gen Prayut omitted a phrase – to protect the constitution – as stated in the Constitution. But on Tuesday the Ombudsman decided to examine the legitimacy of the cabinet’s oath, in response to a petition from an activist. It is still not determined whether the petition would be forwarded to the Constitution Court. The opposition parties filed a motion for a parliamentary debate on this matter. (TNA)