The Constitutional Court will rule on whether suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra should be removed over a leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen. A nine-judge bench began deliberations at 9:30 a.m. local time and is expected to announce its decision later the day. Paetongtarn was suspended after 36 senators filed a petition alleging poor ethical standards, dishonesty and failure to defend national interests. The leaked call included Paetongtarn addressing Hun Sen as "uncle" and calling a Thai military commander her "opponent," provoking widespread public anger and a coalition partner's withdrawal. A sacking could leave Thailand without an obvious leader and risk political instability amid a fragile ceasefire with Cambodia.
Thailand's Constitutional Court is set to pass judgment on the future of suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Friday, over a case of a leaked call with Cambodia's former leader Hun Sen shortly before a war between the two countries. If the court decides to sack Paetongtarn, as it did Thailand's previous prime minister a year ago, the Southeast Asian nation will have no obvious leader to take on the responsibility of governing.
At the center of the case is a leaked phone call with former Cambodian ruler and father of the current leader, Hun Sen. In this call, Paetongtarn reportedly addressed Hun as "uncle" while calling a Thai military commander her "opponent." They discussed the brewing tensions at the shared border of the two nations over a disputed patch of land. The leak sparked fury across Thailand where the military holds significant power and sway.
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