Police deploy 100 riot control units to maintain order at the Constitutional Court as it reads out the verdict in the impeachment case of the prime minister over the appointment of "Phichit" as a minister. Reporters reported on the atmosphere at the Constitutional Court office before the Constitutional Court judges sat on the bench to read the verdict in the impeachment case of Prime Minister Settha Thavisin, regarding the appointment of Pichit Chuenban as Minister to the Prime Minister's Office. There was a meeting at 9:30 a.m. before reading the verdict at 3:00 p.m. Today (August 14), Prime Minister Settha Thavisin did not come to listen in person, sending Dr. Prommin Lertsuridej, Secretary-General to the Prime Minister, instead. While 40 former senators who signed the petition to remove the prime minister in this case, Mr. Direkrit Jenkongtham and Mr. Somchai Saengkaew are representatives who will come to hear the verdict. It is expected that they will arrive at the Constitutional Court at 1:30 p.m. Th e Constitutional Court Office has been coordinated by security and peace and order officers and requests the cooperation of the media to use the entrance and exit of the Ratchaburi Direkrit Building (Building A) only through the screening point at Gate 4, 2nd floor, where police officers will check the names of the media who will come to report the news and previously registered with the Constitutional Court before going through the screening process of the building. Mr. Chalo Innoi, Director of the Corporate Communications Division, has been assigned to be the coordinator for the news reporting and listening to the reading of the Court's decision. While the measures to maintain order around the Constitutional Court office, after the court's jurisdiction was announced to make Building A the office of the Constitutional Court, security was also strictly enforced. CCTV cameras were installed in the middle of the courtyard inside the building, which could be viewed in all directions, and a troop of riot control police officers from the Metropolitan Police Division 2 and officers from Thung Song Hong Police Station, both in and out of uniform, were on hand to maintain security around the Constitutional Court, including a high-pressure water cannon truck, Gino, at Gate 6, in preparation for emergencies. While in front of the Constitutional Court office, in the area in front of the flagpole, a place has been prepared to accommodate people who will come to listen to the reading of the verdict. A television screen has been installed to broadcast the reading of the verdict from the courtroom. Many media outlets have been waiting since this morning to follow the news.-315 Source: Thai News Agency
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