DHAKA: Thailand’s Constitutional Court said on Tuesday it would hand down a ruling on May 7 in an abuse of power case brought against prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra that could see her removed from office if found guilty.

‘The court makes an appointment to hand down its verdict on May 7 at midday,’ a judge said after a hearing, The Straits Times reports.

Yingluck faces charges relating to her transfer of National Security Council chief Thawil Pliensri in 2011, which opponents say was done to benefit her party.

The verdict could throw Thailand deeper into turmoil after six months of street protests aimed at ousting Yingluck.

BDST: 1517 HRS, MAY 06, 2014