Supreme Court to decide whether Thaksin served his jail term

Thailand’s top court throws out case accusing Thaksin of preferential treatment — but orders fresh probe

BANGKOK, April 30 — Thailand’s top court dismissed a case on Wednesday that accused former premier Thaksin Shinawatra of receiving special treatment when he returned to the kingdom after more than a decade in exile. The case filed by a former lawmaker from the Democrat Party — longtime foes of Thaksin — alleged the authorities gave the 75-year-old former leader preferential treatment when he came back to Thailand in August 2023. Thaksin was sent…

Supreme Court to decide whether Thaksin served his jail term

The Supreme Court’s Criminal Case Division for Persons Holding Political Positions on Wednesday decided to look into whether Thaksin Shinawatra had served his prison term.

Yingluck said to go ask her father after the Supreme Court summoned Thaksin and related persons for questioning on June 13th regarding the case of being treated on the 14th floor of the Police Hospital. On April 30th, 2025 at 6:20 p.m. at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, the Prime Minister, gave a brief statement regarding the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions not accepting the request of…

Thailand's Supreme Court has rejected claims that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra received special treatment during his short prison sentence.

Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Thaksin Shinawatra

File photo for reference only In a significant legal development, the Supreme Court has once again dismissed a lawsuit against former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is also the father of current Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and a prominent figure in the Pheu Thai Party. The lawsu...

Supreme Court lifts law-breaking case against Thaksin, Corrections Dept - Thai Newsroom

By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE SUPREME COURT has again waived a repeated lawsuit against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s father/de facto Pheu Thai boss Thaksin Shinawatra as a former convict at large as well as the Corrections Department on charges of otherwise deliberately breaking the law. The Supreme Court judges in charge of criminal lawsuits […] The post Supreme Court lifts law-breaking case against Thaksin, Corrections Dept appeare…