Taking particular issue with Paetongtarn referring to her own commander as an “opponent”, Hun Sen argued that the remark constituted “an insult to the king”.
“An insult to a regional commander is an insult to the Thai king because it is only the king who issued a royal decree to appoint him,” the Cambodian Senate president said in the live stream on his official Facebook page.
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Thai yellow shirts return to demand Paetongtarn’s removal after leaked Hun Sen call
Thai yellow shirts return to demand Paetongtarn’s removal after leaked Hun Sen call
That interpretation has been echoed in a petition filed by 36 Thai senators to the Constitutional Court, alleging that Paetongtarn’s comments might have seriously violated ethical standards by undermining the authority of a royal-appointed military commander – and by extension, the monarchy itself. The court is set to decide on Tuesday whether to accept the case, which could lead to her suspension from office.
