BANGKOK (AP) — A court ousted Thailand's prime minister on Wednesday for abuse of power, accomplishing what anti-government demonstrators have sought to do for the past six months and further widening the country's sharp political divide. Deposed Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's supporters called a massive rally for Saturday on Bangkok's outskirts to protest the ruling. The leader of the anti-government protesters, Suthep Thaugsuban, meanwhile, told his followers that they would stage a "final offensive" on Friday and would achieve their goal of fully ousting the government. The Constitutional Court found Yingluck guilty of abusing her power by transferring the National Security Council...
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