US EditionThailand’s top court orders former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to spend one year in jail
Thailand's Supreme Court ruled Thaksin's six-month hospital detention did not count as prison time, ordering him to serve a one-year jail term for corruption and abuse of power convictions.
- Thailand's Supreme Court ruled that Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in jail, marking a significant downturn for the Shinawatra family in politics.
- The ruling follows the ousting of Thaksin's daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, from office due to a Constitutional Court decision regarding ministerial ethics.
- Thaksin previously received a reduced prison sentence from eight years to one year before being released in February 2024.
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Former Thai PM starts 1-year prison term for previous convictions
BANGKOK — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was taken to Bangkok’s Klong Prem Central Prison on Tuesday after the Supreme Court said he must serve a one-year prison term for previous convictions related to graft and abuse of power…
Thailand Supreme Court orders former PM to serve one-year prison term
Thailand’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a one-year prison term for prior convictions on corruption and abuse of power charges. The decision follows a judicial inquiry into whether corrections officials mishandled his return to the country in 2023. Thaksin was convicted in absentia in three corruption cases between 2008 and 2013, including abuse of power in a lottery scheme and conflict of i…
Due to an alleged illness, Thailand's ex-government chief only had to serve a fraction of a sentence, and the Supreme Court is now sending him back to prison.
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