Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidi yesterday resigned amid a spiralling graft probe scandal. His surprise resignation as deputy prime minister and interior minister raises more questions than it answers. His announcement came shortly after he and his colleagues in the ruling Pheu Thai Party had persistently insisted on his right and ability to stay on in the coveted posts despite the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) finding him guilty of wrongdoing in the decade-old Alpine scandal. Yongyuth, who is also the Pheu Thai leader, said yesterday that he had decided to step down out of fear that remaining in the positions would be against the law. He said his resignation...
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