Cabinet tied to Thaksin is sworn in
A Cabinet packed with politicians tied to ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was sworn in by King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej leads a lineup criticized by the news media and the public as unqualified, unsuitable and tainted by allegations of corruption. Samak himself is under investigation for corruption stemming from his tenure as Bangkok’s mayor.
The new Cabinet includes an interior minister accused of subverting justice and a deputy prime minister who was Thailand’s first high-profile politician to be banned from public office temporarily.
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