Thai police to submit ‘Hun Sen-Paetongtarn’ leaked audio case to A-G on July 14

The Thai authorities will be forwarding the case of the leaked audio conversation between Cambodian Senate president Hun Sen and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to the Attorney-General on July 14, 2025.

The commander of Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Division 1, Police Major-General Sirivat Deepo, has confirmed that the investigation into the case is nearing completion.

The case stemmed from a complaint filed by Mr Somkid Chueakhong, deputy secretary-general to the prime minister for political affairs, who had requested that the cyber police investigate the audio clip on June 20, 2025.

Mr Somkid said that the complaint had been filed to take legal action against Mr Hun Sen on national security grounds.

He emphasised that the filing was not an attempt to defend the Thai Prime Minister, but rather to address the political advantage gained by Mr Hun Sen through the leak. 

Mr Somkid stated that the leak misrepresented the Thai Prime Minister, leading to a false perception of her weakness in dealing with Cambodia, which damaged Thailand’s reputation and violated diplomatic norms.

He called for the use of Thai law to address the matter.

Police Lieutenant-General Trairong Phiwphan, commander of the cybercrime investigation bureau, confirmed that, based on preliminary interviews, the case could proceed under Thai law, regardless of whether the actions took place within or outside the country, or involved Thai or foreign nationals.

If the actions threaten national security or impact the kingdom, legal action can be taken.

The case will be forwarded to Thailand’s Attorney-General as the incident occurred outside the country and the suspect is not Thai.

The next step will be for Thailand’s Attorney-General to decide whether to pursue charges.

If charges are filed, an arrest warrant will be issued, and Interpol will be contacted to issue a red notice, Maj-Gen Sirivat said. THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK