Suspended Thai PM Paetongtarn testifies over leaked phone call with Cambodia's Hun Sen
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who has been suspended from duty, has given her testimony before Thailand's Constitutional Court in a hearing that could end her political career. She is accused of breaching ethics and integrity clauses in the Constitution for her phone call with Cambodian former-PM Hun Sen that was leaked into the public domain in late June. Tomorrow, her father, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, will receive a verdict that could also send him behind bars. For many political observers in Thailand, it feels like the beginning of the end for the Shinawatras' hold on power — a family that has dominated Thai politics for three decades. Saksith Saiyasombut reports from Bangkok.
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Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who has been suspended from duty, has given her testimony before Thailand's Constitutional Court in a hearing that could end her political career. She is accused of breaching ethics and integrity clauses in the Constitution for her phone call with Cambodian former-PM Hun Sen that was leaked into the public domain in late June. Tomorrow, her father, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, will receive a verdict that could also send him behind bars. For many political observers in Thailand, it feels like the beginning of the end for the Shinawatras' hold on power — a family that has dominated Thai politics for three decades. Saksith Saiyasombut reports from Bangkok.
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