US EditionThai Ex-PM Thaksin Appears on Stand in Royal Defamation Case
BANGKOK, THAILAND, JUL 16 – The court examines whether legal procedures justified former PM Thaksin Shinawatra's prolonged hospital stay while serving prison sentences for corruption and lese-majeste charges.
- Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is testifying in a royal defamation case in Bangkok, facing up to 15 years in prison if convicted of breaching lese majeste laws protecting the royal family.
- The charges relate to remarks Thaksin made to South Korean media ten years ago regarding Thailand's royal family.
- Thaksin is scheduled to provide at least three days of testimony in this closed-door trial.
- Thaksin stated his loyalty to the monarchy and thanked the king for his pardon, as noted by his lawyer.
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Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who has been a central figure in Thai politics for more than 20 years, testified in court on Wednesday 16 July during his trial for lesis majesty, his lawyer said. The verdict was set for 22 August.
Thai ex-PM Thaksin could face 15 years in prison in royal defamation case
Former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra has testified in court, seeking to defend himself against royal defamation charges that could land him 15 years in prison, just weeks after his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended as prime minister.
Thaksin faces royal defamation trial in key test for Shinawatra political dynasty
BANGKOK, July 16 —Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to testify in court on today seeking to defend himself against royal defamation charges in a watershed case for his faltering political dynasty.Thaksin faces up to 15 years in prison if he is convicted in the closed-door trial in Bangkok, where he stands accused of breaching strict lese majeste laws shielding Thailand’s royal family from abuse and criticism.For the past quart…
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