US EditionFormer Thai PM Thaksin to serve 8 years in prison after returning from self-exile
- Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has returned to Thailand after almost two decades of self-imposed exile and is expected to be arrested.
- The Supreme Court has stated that Thaksin will serve a total of eight years in prison for multiple cases of abuse of power, malfeasance, and illegal financial transactions.
- Thaksin's return coincides with a parliamentary vote to determine the country's next Prime Minister, as his political party, Pheu Thai, attempts to form a government with support from unexpected allies.
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Thailand's jailed ex-PM Thaksin hospitalised after return from exile -police
Thailand's jailed ex-PM Thaksin hospitalised after return from exile -police Thailand's jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was moved to a police hospital overnight after suffering a health problem on his first day of detention following his return from years of exile, police said on Wednesday.The status of the health of 74-year-old Thaksin was not immediately clear. Corrections department officials had on Tuesday said Thaksin had p…
Former Thailand PM imprisoned for corruption after return from exile
Former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand after fifteen years of exile on Tuesday. Following his arrival, Thaksin was escorted to Thailand’s Supreme Court and sentenced to eight years imprisonment for corruption. Prior to landing in Bangkok, Thaksin issued a statement via social media announcing his return to Thailand. He requested “permission to live on the land of Thailand and share the air with Thai brothers an…
Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin jailed on return from exile
BANGKOK (AFP) - Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the kingdom Tuesday after 15 years in exile and was immediately jailed, just hours before his party's candidate was elected prime minister. The Supreme Court ordered the 74-year-old billionaire to serve eight years on old graft charges, though it is not clear how much time he will serve behind bars, as his Pheu Thai party forms the government and rumors swirl of a deal for lenienc…
Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin jailed on return from exile
Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the kingdom Tuesday after 15 years in exile and was immediately jailed, just hours before his party’s candidate was elected prime minister. The Supreme Court ordered the 74-year-old billionaire to serve eight years on old graft charges, though it is not clear how much time he will serve […]
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