US EditionProtesters in Bangkok demand resignation of court-suspended prime minister following deadly conflict
BANGKOK, THAILAND, AUG 2 – Protesters demanded the resignation of Paetongtarn Shinawatra and backed the military after a border clash displaced over 260,000 people and caused more than three dozen deaths, officials said.
- Protesters in Bangkok demanded the resignation of court-suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra following a deadly border conflict with Cambodia that killed over 30 people and displaced 260,000.
- Some locals accused Paetongtarn and her family of allowing the long-standing conflict with Cambodia to escalate due to their ties with former Cambodian PM Hun Sen.
- A court suspended Paetongtarn last month after Hun Sen leaked a phone call where she called him 'uncle' and appeared to denigrate a Thai general, angering many.
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Protesters gathered on Saturday in the Thai capital to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, suspended by the judiciary, and to support the armed forces, following a violent border conflict with Cambodia that resulted in more than three dozen deaths and the displacement of more than 260,000 people.
In Bangkok, almost 2,000 demonstrators gathered on Saturday 2 August to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, suspended in early July and under investigation by the Constitutional Court. These demonstrators, mostly nationalist or royalist, accused him of national treason. The demonstrators accused him of a controversial telephone call, a month and a half ago, with Cambodian leader Hun Sen. And more broadly the manageme…
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Protesters in Bangkok demand resignation of court-suspended prime minister following deadly conflict
Protesters have rallied in Bangkok to demand the resignation of court-suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra.
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