The National Anti-Corruption Commission of Thailand (NACC) is said to have issued a resolution to investigate the moral status of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra over a recent phone call between her and Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen.
The resolution comes after Senate Speaker Mongkol Surasajja submitted a petition on June 20, asking the Constitutional Court and the NACC to consider removing Prime Minister Paetongtarn after the phone call was leaked.
The official document questioned whether Ms. Paetongtarn violated the law or intentionally violated the constitution, or committed a serious violation of the head of the government's moral standards.
At the same time, a petition was also submitted to the Constitutional Court, asking the court to determine whether Ms. Paetongtarn's term as Prime Minister should be terminated under Articles 160 and 170 of the Constitution, regarding the ethics and conditions for dismissal.
The leaked phone call included insulting words towards the Military Region 2 Commander, calling him a "opponent", along with a seemingly yielding attitude towards Hun Sen. During the conversation, Ms. Paetongtarn expressed her readiness to meet the requests from Cambodia - which is considered a harm to Thailand's national interests.
According to the source, NACC has asked the authorities to record the content of the call, translate the Cambodian dialogue, question the witnesses and study related legal aspects, and refer to the ethical case of former Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
If there is enough basis, NACC will establish a separate investigation committee to handle the case of Ms. Paetongtarn.
The Constitutional Court's office said the next meeting to review the cases would take place on July 1.
