Suspended Thai PM Paetongtarn hopes for fair court ruling in ethics case


Paetongtarn submitted her defence statement on Aug 4, meeting the deadline set by the Constitutional Court. - Photo: AP

BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Suspended Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is seeking a fair hearing from a court probing allegations of ethical misconduct related to her handling of a border dispute with Cambodia, an official said.

As the nation’s leader, Paetongtarn’s phone conversation with Cambodia’s former leader Hun Sen was made in good faith with a sincere intention to promote peace between the two countries, Prommin Lertsuridej, secretary-general to the prime minister, told reporters.

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