The Prime Minister of Thailand, Patongtern Shinavatra, who was suspended by the constitutional court of the country on Tuesday, pending the investigation of the phone call leaked with a senior Cambodian politician.
After accepting a petition of 36 senators, judges voted 7 to 2 to suspend the 38 -year -old Prime Minister, alleging dishonesty and violated moral standards.
Why is Thailand’s Prime Minister suspended?
Petongtern has faced a growing dissection faction over its operation of handling a border dispute with neighbor Cambodia, killing a Cambodian soldier in a violent clash in May.
During a phone call with Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen on 15 June, Patongtern appeared criticizing a vocal Thai Army Commander – a red line in a country where the army has an important clout.
Thousands of conservatives, nationalist inclination protesters on Saturday demanded the Prime Minister’s resignation in the Central Bangkok, despite apologizing and emphasizing that his comment was a conversation strategy.
“I only thought about what to do to avoid troubles, what to do to avoid armed conflict, to do not harm the soldiers,” he said. “I will not accept it if I said something should be said with another leader that can lead to negative results.”
Paetongtarn has the first 15 days, providing evidence to the Constitutional Court to support its defense, when Deputy Prime Minister Surya Jungorongargkit is expected to become the acting Prime Minister.
“Government work is not stopped, no problem,” said Sorevong Theanthong, the Minister of Tourism and Fo Thai Party. Roots News agency. “Suriya wants the caretaker to become Prime Minister.”
Thai government under pressure
However, the government is left with only a wafer-thin majority, when the leaked call of Patongtern left a major party its alliance and threatened a no-confidence vote.
Earlier on Tuesday, King Maha Vajiralongcorn supported the cabinet reshuffle, which should have lakes, addition to the Prime Minister and the position of the Minister of Culture. But it is not clear whether she will be able to take oath in the role during her suspension.
She said on Monday that she would accept the process and follow it but she did not want to see her work interrupted.
This is not the first time that Patongtern has faced allegations on violations of morality; He is currently under investigation by the Office of Thailand of the Anti -Anti -Corruption Commission in a separate case.
The Constitutional Court last year removed its predecessor over a violation of morality, while his father, influential former Prime Minister Thakasin Shinavatra, who was in a military coup in 2006.
So on Tuesday, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry stressed that it would not comment on the “internal” Thai relationship, but said: “As a friendly neighbor, we hope that Thailand wants to maintain stability and development.”
Edited by: saim dusan inayatullah
