Thailand’s ex-PM #Thaksin applies for royal pardon

> BANGKOK: Thailand’s jailed former prime minister #ThaksinShinawatra has requested a royal pardon, a government minister said on Thursday, as rumours of a backroom deal for clemency swirl.
https://www.dawn.com/news/1773382 #Thailand #southeastasia #tootsea

Ultra-royalist group opposes special royal pardon, calls for Thaksin Shinawatra's prosecution

>Members of the ultra-royalist Thai Pakdee Party have submitted a letter to the Office of the Attorney General and the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD), urging them to expedite the arrest and prosecution of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in a lese majeste and Computer Crime-related case. https://prachataienglish.com/node/10560 #Thailand #Thaksin #ThaksinShinawatra #southeastasia #tootsea

Thaksin transferred to hospital during first night in jail | Prachatai English

>Former prime minister #ThaksinShinawatra has been transferred from prison to a hospital due to concerns over his high blood pressure and low blood oxygen level after being sent to jail for convictions in criminal cases.
https://prachataienglish.com/node/10548 #Thailand #Thaksin #southeastasia #tootsea

Thaksin sellout resets Thailand's topsy-turvy politics - Asia Times

>Ex-premier returns from self-exile the same day his aligned Peua Thai forms a coalition government with his military tormentors
https://asiatimes.com/2023/08/thaksin-sellout-resets-thailands-topsy-turvy-politics/ #Thailand #Thaksin #elections #southeastasia #TootSEA #ThaksinShinawatra