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Thai court suspends PM from duty pending case seeking her dismissal
Thai court suspends PM from duty pending case seeking her dismissal
2 hours agoReuters
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The government is expected to be led by a deputy prime minister in a caretaker capacity.

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been hit by a wave of protests and calls for her resignation. (AFP pic)
BANGKOK: Thailand’s constitutional court today suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending a case seeking her dismissal, adding to mounting pressure on a government under fire on multiple fronts.
The court in a statement said it had accepted a petition from 36 senators that accuses Paetongtarn of dishonesty and breaching ethnical standards in violation of the constitution over the leak of a politically sensitive telephone conversation with Cambodia’s influential former leader Hun Sen.
The government is expected to be led by a deputy prime minister in a caretaker capacity while the court decides the case against Paetongtarn, who will remain in the cabinet as the new culture minister following a reshuffle. The government did not immediately respond to a request for comment on her suspension.