The court suspended the PM of Thailand
Thailand's Prime Minister Patongter Shinavatra has lost his chair due to a phone call. Thailand's constitutional court has temporarily suspended him from the post. This call was related to former Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen, in which some sensitive things were reportedly revealed.
On Tuesday, the constitutional court of Thailand unanimously accepted a petition filed against Patongtern, alleging violation of the code of conduct. The court ordered him to be suspended with immediate effect from the post of Prime Minister with a majority of 7-2.
Where did the dispute start?
The controversy is associated with the phone call on June 15 in which Patongtern had criticized a top commander of the Thai Army during a conversation with former Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen. He addressed Hun Sen as Uncle and this was leaked. This call was described as a diplomatic attempt to resolve the border dispute, but the opposite effect was.
Comment and political crisis on army
The role of the army in Thailand is considered very impressive. In such a situation, the private remarks made by the Prime Minister on the army were taken seriously by the army and the opposition, after this leak, not only did public demonstrations but a big party withdrew support from the coalition government of Patongtern. Amid this political crisis, on Tuesday, Thai Raja Maha Vajiralongcorn approved the cabinet reshuffle, which became necessary due to the party being out of the party.
Who are Hun Sen who was heavy to talk to
Hun Sen is a big name for Cambodia politics. He has ruled the country for nearly four decades. He was the Prime Minister of Cambodia from 1985 to 1993 and then from 1998 to 2023. In August 2023, he handed over power to his son Hun Manet, but still holds important positions like the head of the ruling party of Cambodia and the President of the Senate.
Now what next?
At present, Deputy Prime Minister Suriya Jungrungkit is likely to be made the caretaker Prime Minister, although it has not been officially confirmed. At the same time, Patongtern has talked about following the court order, but also clarified that she did not want to interrupt her work.
Prime Minister Shinavatra is the daughter of former Prime Minister Thaxin Shinavatra. Thaxin himself was removed from power after a military coup in 2006 and since then his family has been in constant controversy in Thailand politics. The government of Shinavatra has also suffered resistance from the army and conservative forces from the beginning.
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