BANGKOK ¨C It was a Thai court decision last year that swept Paetongtarn Shinawatra into the prime minister¡¯s office and now, once again, the fate of the 38-year-old novice politician lies in the hands of the judiciary.
The Constitutional Court suspended Paetongtarn ¡ª Thailand¡¯s youngest prime minister ¡ª from office on Tuesday, pending a case that seeks her dismissal over a controversial phone call last month with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen.
¡°I want to apologize to people who are upset by all of this,¡± Paetongtarn told reporters on the steps of Government House in Bangkok, where she only took office last August after the shock dismissal of her predecessor by a court order.
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