The Constitutional Court ruled on the audio clip case, considering that it was a reason for the Prime Minister's ministerial status to end individually, from the date the court ordered the Prime Minister to stop performing his duties, 1 July 2025, and the entire Cabinet must leave their positions.

The Constitutional Court will rule today.

On August 29, 2025, at 3:00 PM, the Constitutional Court judges presided over the reading of the verdict in the petition submitted by the Senate President to 36 senators who signed a petition to the Constitutional Court for a ruling under Section 170, paragraph 3, in conjunction with Section 82 of the Constitution, whether the ministerial status of Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, the Prime Minister, has terminated under Section 170, paragraph one (4), in conjunction with Section 106 (4) and (5) of the Constitution due to a manifest lack of honesty and serious violation or non-compliance with ethical standards. Regarding the audio clip of a conversation between Ms. Paethongtarn and Samdech Hun Sen, President of the Senate of Cambodia, regarding the situation on the Thai-Cambodian border.

Today, the petitioner, Senator General Sawat Tasana, personally attended the court hearing. The Prime Minister assigned Dr. Prommin Lertsurayadej, Secretary-General to the Prime Minister, and his lawyer to hear the verdict. The Constitutional Court considered that the Court has the duty and authority under the Constitution to decide whether the qualifications of a minister will terminate individually. The defendant argued that the audio clip was obtained illegally and that it was a foreign audio clip without translation. The Court found that in order to obtain the facts, it can accept a wide range of evidence to find the truth and truly resolve the accusations. The defendant admitted that he was the person in the clip. Listening to the audio clip is more conducive to the justice system. Therefore, the Court accepted the audio clip as evidence. Regarding whether the ministership of Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, the Prime Minister, has terminated individually under Section 170, paragraph one (4), in conjunction with Sections 106 (4) and (5), the Constitutional Court found that a minister must be trusted by the public and subject to scrutiny from all angles. He must be honest and have not committed any prohibited acts. After considering all the above, Regarding the reference to the Second Army Commander, which was a technique aimed at de-escalating tensions between the two countries, and the use of the word"we," the defendant, being the Prime Minister of Thailand, stated that such behavior demonstrated partisanship and a lack of unity between the government and the military, demonstrating weakness to Cambodia, and opening the way for Cambodia to intervene in internal affairs. The use of the phrase"Please have mercy on your nephew, he has already chased your nephew to become Prime Minister of Cambodia," was seen as a mutual agreement, a request for sympathy. However, because the defendant had a good relationship, there was no retaliation. The defendant still showed himself and surrendered to Samdech Hun Sen without conditions or maintaining the country's position. This allowed Cambodia to submit its requests to Thailand, even though the defendant was well aware that the National Security Council (NSC) meeting discussed the military from light to heavy, and was well aware of the situation on the Thai-Cambodian border. The court, therefore, considered that the Prime Minister's ministerial status terminated individually from the date the court ordered the Prime Minister to cease performing his duties on July 1, 2025, and the entire Cabinet must resign.