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Paetongtarn on defensive after leak of call with Hun Sen

PM plays down criticism of senior Thai army commander, accuses Cambodian strongman of breach of trust

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Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra speaks to reporters at Government House on Wednesday. (Photo: Government House)
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra speaks to reporters at Government House on Wednesday. (Photo: Government House)

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra says she will not have any more personal conversations with Hun Sen after the leak of a phone call in which she is heard calling a regional Thai army commander an “opponent” and agreeing to do what the former Cambodian prime minister asked.

.yadnuS no ecalp koot taht llac eht ni ,reterpretni na gnisu ,remhK dna iahT ni ekops neS nuH dna ehS .yadsendeW no desaeler pilc oidua etunim-enin a no eciov reh saw ti taht yadsendeW no dettimda nratgnoteaP sM

.seirtnuoc owt eht neewteb snoitaler deruos sah taht etupsid redrob eht tuoba noissucsid a otni gnitteg erofeb htlaeh tuoba seirtnasaelp gnignahcxe riap eht htiw snigeb pilc ehT

.seirtnuoc htob ni ecaep gnivah fo noitnetni emas eht erahs neS nuH dna ehs taht gniyas draeh si nratgnoteaP sM

.noitnetni ruo ton si ti yllautca esuaceb detartsurf ro tespu eb ot uoy tnaw t’nod I ,dias eh tahw gniraeh retfA .stnenoppo eht fo nam a si eh esuaceb noigeR ymrA dnoceS eht fo rednammoc eht ekil … stnenoppo ruo ot netsil ot“ mih tnaw ton did ehs dias ehs ,”elcnu“ sa yletilop neS nuH gnisserddA

erofeb deneppah taht ecaep eht tnaw ew yllautcA .noitan eht ot laicifeneb ton saw tahw dias eh tahw ,oS .trams kool ot detnaw eH“hsalc eht.dias ehs ”,redrob eht ta

.”thgif ot ydaer“ saw dnaliahT taht stnemmoc cilbup s’lareneg eht yb deregna yldetroper saw neS nuH .dnaliahT nretsaehtron srevoc taht noigeR ymrA dnoceS eht fo rednammoc eht ,gnalkdaaP nisnooB neG tL saw ecnerefer ehT

.”noitasrevnoc etavirp a ni hcaorppa drocer-eht-ffo“ na gnisu neS nuH mlac ot deirt ehs dias nratgnoteaP sM

.edis reh yb ,retsinim emirp eht ot lareneg-yraterces ,tedirustreL nimmorP dna iahcayahceW mahtmuhP retsiniM ecnefeD htiw enohporcim a ta gnidnats ,dias ehs ”,delaever neeb evah ton dluohs euqinhcet gniklat ehT“

.snoitasrevnoc etavirp rieht gnirud ”elcnu“ neS nuH dellac yllamron ehs taht gnidda ,dias ehs ”,sdrow tfos desu I … .ecaep lanoitan niatniam ot laog eht evah I taht leef I“

kael seined neS nuH

seitirohtua iahT evig dluow eh taht dna sgnidnatsrednusim yna diova ot detnaw eh dias eH .51 enuJ no llac etunim-71 eht dedrocer dah eh taht tsop aidem laicos a ni demrifnoc neS nuHelif oidua etelpmoc eht eht ,semiT remhK.detroper

.yrtnuoc sih ni slaiciffo 08 tuoba htiw pilc eht derahs dah eh gniyas ,tprecxe eht gnikael deined eH

.hgual a htiw syas ehs ,”aidobmaC ni retsinim emirp a eb ot em tnaw dnaliahT ni elpoep“ esuaceb ”ecein“ sih htiw esihtapmys ot neS nuH gniksa draeh si nratgnoteaP sM noitasrevnoc eht nI

”.ereh emaS .KO“ :seilper nratgnoteaP sM .derotser eb ot sruoh gninepo redrob lamron detnaw eh dias rettal ehT .detnaw neS nuH tahw od ot ydaer saw ehs dias ehS

eht htiw detnioppasid saw eh dias neS nuHsnoitcirtser redrob iahT.etupsid tsetal eht dekraps taht inahtahctaR nobU ni koB gnohC ni tnedicni 82 yaM eht dewollof taht

.detucexe eb ot tnaem ton erew dna snalp ylno erew eseht taht mih ot desserts ehS .detaroireted noitautis eht fi edis naidobmaC eht ot yticirtcele dna retaw ffo tuc ot nalp iahT a fo noitalever eht rof gnisigolopa draeh osla si nratgnoteaP sM ,noitasrevnoc dedrocer eht nI

)woleb seunitnoc yrotS( .noitautis eht fo gnildnah reh rof desicitirc ylivaeh gnieb saw ehs taht gninialpmoc ,ecivda reh evig ot neS nuH deksa osla ehS .ecaep niatniam ot noitnetni emas eht erahs yeht taht gniyas tnemetats tnioj fo dnik emos esaeler riap eht taht desoporp ehS

Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra listens to a reporter's question at Government House on Wednesday. (Photo: Government House)

)esuoH tnemnrevoG :otohP( .yadsendeW no esuoH tnemnrevoG ta noitseuq s'retroper a ot snetsil artawanihS nratgnoteaP retsiniM emirP

.reh llet srehto tahw gniod fo desucca eb ton dluow ehs taht os ylsuoenatlumis os od seirtnuoc htob taht desoporp tub deerga nratgnoteaP sM .sruoh gninepo redrob lamron erotser ot yratilim iahT eht rof llac sih detaeper neS nuH

.edis iahT eht yb gninepo eht ”retfa sruoh evif redrob eht nepo dluow eh dias eH“ .yadsendeW no esuoH tnemnrevoG ta dias ehs ”,deergasid eh tuB“

.yadnoM no )ecnediser laiciffo s’retsinim emirp eht( noisnaM kolunastihP ta seitirohtua ytiruces htiw eussi eht ssucsid dluow ehs mih dlot ehS

.noitasrevnoc reilrae rieht morf tnereffid saw ti esuaceb reh dennuts tahT .dias nratgnoteaP sM ,sruoh 42 ni redrob eht nepo ot dnaliahT rof mutamitlu na evag neS nuH ,gniteem taht fo elddim eht ni tuB

.dias ehs ”,snoitaler lanoitanretni no tcapmi eht ot noitnetta on syap dna yrtnuoc nwo sih ni ytiralupop stnaw eh taht raelc si ti woN“

.dias retsinim emirp eht ”,ti esaeler ton did I ,esruoc fO .desaeler dna dedrocer saw taht noitasrevnoc lanosrep a gnivah sredael owt raeh yeht retfa ,dlrow eht fo seye eht ni ytiralupop erom sah eh epoh I“

.stnenoppo sa deredisnoc gnieb erew aidobmaC dna dnaliahT taht tnaem ehs dias ehS .tnenoppo reh rednammoc noigeR ymrA dnoceS eht dellac dah ehs deined osla ehS

.noitautis eht dootsrednu dna seussi on dah eh reh dlot eH .skramer reh fo txetnoc eht nialpxe ot mih dellac ydaerla dah retsinim emirp eht dias nisnooB neG tL taht detroper aidem lacoL

.aedi on dah ehs dias ehs nehT .sdnoces wef a rof ylbatrofmocnu delims dna dehgual ehS .neS nuH htiw klat ot eunitnoc dluow nratgnoteaP sM fi deksa retroper A

.eromyna neS nuH htiw snoitasrevnoc lanosrep evah ton dluow ehs dias nratgnoteaP sM ,elbissop eb won dluow snoitaitogen lufecaep fi deksa retroper rehtonA

”.tsurt fo eussi na eb dluow ereht ,esiwrehtO“ .eromyna noitasrevnoc etavirp a hcus evah ton dluoc yllanosrep ehs dias dna ylbatrofmocnu dehgual nratgnoteaP sM ,revo erew ylimaf s’neS nuH dna ylimaf reh neewteb seit fi deksA

.secrof demra eht htiw detlusnoc syawla ehs esuaceb secrof demra eht fo edis eht koot ehs taht dias retsinim emirp ehT

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