Bangkok: 36 Senators' petition to the Constitutional Court to order the Prime Minister to stop performing her duties and remove her after her dishonest behavior, seriously violating ethics, regarding the audio clip of a conversation with "Hun Sen."
According to Thai News Agency, reporters reported that after Mr. Mongkol Surassajja, President of the Senate, wrote a letter to the Constitutional Court on 20 June, there was a request for a ruling according to the Constitution, Section 170, Paragraph 3, in conjunction with Section 82. This ruling seeks to determine whether the status of Prime Minister of Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra has ended in accordance with the Constitution, Section 170, Paragraph One (4), in conjunction with Section 160 (4) and (5). This follows Ms. Paethongtarn's admission that the audio clip of the conversation was indeed hers with Samdech Hun Sen, where the content referred to the Commander of the 2nd Army Region.
The latest development is a petition comprising a total of 5 pages, requesting the Constitutional Court to consider and rule on the petition of General Sawat Tasana and 36 senators. The petition calls for a ruling on the Constitution, Section 170, Paragraph Three, in conjunction with Section 82.
The petition poses several key questions: Firstly, it seeks to establish whether the status of Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra as Prime Minister has ended specifically according to the Constitution, Section 170, paragraph one (4), in conjunction with Section 160 (4) and (5). Secondly, it requests the Constitutional Court to order the accused to stop performing their duties until a decision is made in accordance with the Constitution, Section 82, paragraph two, the Constitutional Court Act on the Procedures of the Constitutional Court B.E. 2561, Section 71, along with the Constitutional Court Regulations on the Procedures of Constitutional Cases B.E. 2562, Section 40(8).
Additionally, the petition seeks acknowledgment or permission for the 36 Senate members to assign General Sawat Tasana, a member of the Senate, to have the authority to submit additional petitions or requests for amendments. This includes filing a petition, an opening and closing statement, providing testimony, or conducting any necessary actions in this case on behalf of all senators until its completion.