US EditionThai Court Sacks Prime Minister over Compromising Phone Call with Cambodian Leader
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Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra stumbles over the scandal surrounding her phone call with former Cambodian dictator Hun Sen. This is a heavy blow for her party. The danger of a military coup is rising.
After just one year, Thailand's Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, lost her office. She became the victim of a lavish phone call, in which she was said to have turned over to the then Cambodian ruler.
Thailand's young head of government has to take the hat - after just twelve months. The trigger for her legal anger was a leaky phone call. What's going on in the kingdom?
Thai court sacks prime minister over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader
The decision ends the term of the nation’s youngest prime minister and delivers the latest blow to the powerful Shinawatra political dynasty that has dominated Thai politics for more than two decades. Thai court sacks prime minister over compromising phone call with Cambodian leader
Thailand's Constitutional Court ruled late on Tuesday to remove Prime Minister Phayet Shinawatra from office. The Supreme Court had suspended Phayet Shinawatra from office on July 1 and given him time to defend himself. He resigned because he had failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove his innocence in the past. Phayet Shinawatra was appointed as the youngest prime minister in Thailand's history in August 2024, but resigned after just ove…
The Constitutional Court in Thailand has decided that Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will be removed from office. The politician was already suspended in July.
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