Hello and welcome to News Hour from the BBC World Service.

We're coming to you live from London.

I'm James Menendez.

And we're going to begin in Thailand in the day of political upheaval

after the country's constitutional court

dismissed the Prime Minister, Petong Tan, Shinawatra.

The conduct of people who are given to say from Sommeuf Dung San... the Prime Minister, Petong Tan, Shinawat.

The judge saying there, reading out the verdict,

that in performing her duty as Prime Minister,

the accused should have exercised good judgment and chosen to do it in a way that didn't violate the constitution and therefore

he went on to say her term as prime minister had ended while the case centered on the former

premier's handling of a long-running border dispute with thailand's neighbour cambodia a dispute that

spiraled for a few days into open conflict last month before a ceasefire was agreed.

And in particular, on a phone call between Petongtan and Cambodia's former leader Hun Sen, which he then leaked.

She was accused of failing to take a hard enough line with him at a time of fast deteriorating relations.

Well, this is what the now former Prime Minister had to say after today's court ruling.

Firstly, I'd like to pay respect to the judicial administration.

I accept the constitutional court's verdict.

As a Thai citizen, I would like to reiterate that my intentions were for the benefit of the country,

not for personal gain, but for the lives of the people, including civilians and soldiers.

Well, I've been speaking to Pichai Nariapan of Petongtang's Per Thai Party, the biggest

in the governing coalition. Yes, it's quite sad for me and for Per Thai Party. Personally, I think

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