Three ministers involved in the lottery case may carry on

"The issue relating to the fate of the three ministers will come up if the Supreme Court accepts to launch the judicial review on the lottery case," he said.

The job status of the three ministers will be subjected to legal interpretation as the alleged wrongdoing happened before the government came into power, he said.

The three Cabinet members are Finance Minister Surapong Suebwonglee, Labour Minister Uraiwan Thienthong and Deputy Transport Minister Anurak Jureemas.

Former graft buster Udom Fuengfung said Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and the three ministers will have to exercise their discretion on how strict they comply with the ethical standard.