Thai court suspends PM Prayuth pending term limit review

Surprise move by constitutional court throws Thai politics into confusion

Thailand's prime minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, has been suspended from office by the constitutional court while it considers whether he has overstayed the limits of his term.

The court agreed to hear a case brought by opposition MPs, who say that Prayuth, who came to power in a coup in 2014, should have left office this week. Under Thailand's constitution, prime ministers are barred from ruling for more than eight years.