US EditionFormer PM Thaksin returns to Thailand ahead of court ruling that could lead to imprisonment
Thaksin Shinawatra returned from exile to face a Supreme Court ruling on his hospital detention during an eight-year corruption sentence, amid political shifts weakening his party's influence.
- Thaksin Shinawatra, a former Thai prime minister, returned to Thailand ahead of a court ruling that could lead to his imprisonment after he was initially sentenced for corruption and abuse of power.
- Thaksin's daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was also the prime minister, was recently removed from office due to a court ruling that found her in breach of ministerial ethics during a border dispute with Cambodia.
- Anutin Charnvirakul, a conservative tycoon and former ally of Pheu Thai party, formed a new coalition government to replace the party, which had been in power since the 2023 elections.
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Bhumtham revealed that Thaksin has entered the justice process with dignity, while the Pheu Thai Party must continue to work. Everyone has accepted the justice process, but neither is prepared nor willing.
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The Star Kuala LumpurThailand's Thaksin Shinawatra returns from overseas ahead of court verdict
BANGKOK - Thailand's influential former premier Thaksin Shinawatra arrived back in Thailand on Monday, his political party said, a day before a Supreme Court verdict that could potentially send the tycoon to prison. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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