Thailand’s Constitutional Court began delivering its verdict Friday on suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who could be thrown out of office over her handling of the country’s border row with Cambodia.
Paetongtarn, daughter of controversial billionaire ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was suspended from office last month after being accused of failing to stand up for Thailand in a June call with powerful former Cambodian leader Hun Sen, which was leaked online.
If the court sacks Paetongtarn, as it did her predecessor as prime minister a year ago, Thailand will face a political crisis, with no obvious candidate on hand to lead the fragile ruling coalition in parliament.
After deliberating from around 10:00 am (0300 GMT), the nine-judge panel began delivering its ruling