Former law minister Zaid Ibrahim has drawn comparisons between the suspension of Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra by the nation’s court and the “shackled” Malaysian judiciary.

In an X post today, Zaid referenced the decision made by Thailand’s Constitutional Court to suspend Paetongtarn from duty pending deliberation of a case involving her controversial leaked phone call with Cambodia’s leader, Hun Sen.

Zaid said that while the constitutional court in Thailand exercises...