Years in exile end
Thaksin returns home, jailed soon
Sentence reduced to a year

#thaksin #thailand #graft #power #haiku #poetry

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66679570

#Thailand's King #Vajiralongkorn reduces the 8 year prison sentence imposed on deposed Prime Minister #Thaksin Shinawatra in abstensia after his ouster to a single year https://apnews.com/article/thailand-thaksin-king-reduce-prison-sentence-3026da9ace05ab877e70113f578567d6

"#Thaksin, 74, was facing an eight-year prison sentence for various cases including abuse of power. The billionaire former leader returned from exile on a private jet last week, on the same day his party, #PheuThai, took office as part of a controversial coalition with its longstanding military-royalist opponents."

Thai king reduces ex-PM #ThaksinShinawatra’s prison sentence to one year | #Thailand | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/01/thai-king-reduces-ex-pm-thaksin-shinawatra-prison-sentence-to-one-year

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

.. and here we go 🙄

"The influential #Thaksin, #Thailand's most famous politician, is currently serving an eight-year prison sentence for abuse of power and conflicts of interest after returning from 15 years of self-imposed exile"

Thailand's billionaire ex-PM Thaksin submits royal pardon request – media
https://www.rappler.com/world/asia-pacific/thailand-ex-pm-thaksin-submits-royal-pardon-request/

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

#Thailand - Thaksin Shinawatra Remains a Divisive Figure, Even as a Convict

>Not even a full day after his imprisonment, he was admitted to a police hospital for treatment for high blood pressure, leading to criticism and rumors. For example, it was rumored that he was transferred to the Shinawatra-owned Rama Hospital IX on Wednesday night.
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2023/08/24/thaksin-shinawatra-remains-a-divisive-figure-even-as-a-convict/ #Thailand #Thaksin #elections #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

@bbcworld
He has saved up enough to pay off the military, and then buy himself a future PM position.
He is as corrupt as the next one.

#thailand Corruption #thaksin

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

Deposed #Thailand PM #Thaksin Shinawatra, leader emeritus, we might say, of the Pheu Thai party, returns home after 15 year self-exile. Arrested, sentenced by Constitution Court to 8 years in prison. Meanwhile Pheu Thai gets its candidate approved as PM. Something else going on here, but we will have to wait to find out. https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/after-15-years-in-self-imposed-exile-ex-pm-thaksin-jailed-upon-return/

@Norobiik
Just another crook taking over, after the main crook returned home and made a deal with the uniformed crooks.
The only thing which can avoid this banana-republic become a real dictatorship, although already corrupt to the core, are the brave students and their leaders.

#Thailand #election #politics #corruption #thaksin #pheuthai #moveforward

@aljazeera
Just another crook taking over, after the main crook returned home and made a deal with the uniformed crooks.
The only thing which can avoid this banana-republic become a real dictatorship, although already corrupt to the core, are the brave students and their leaders.

#Thailand #election #politics #corruption #thaksin #pheuthai #moveforward

"The Associated Press news agency reported Wissanu Krea-ngam, the deputy prime minister of the outgoing military-linked government, saying #Thaksin would be eligible to request a pardon and could receive special treatment because of his age." #TootSEA

#ThaksinShinawatra arrested, jailed after return from years-long exile | #Thailand | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/22/thaksin-shinawatra-on-his-way-back-to-thailand-after-years-long-exile

泰國前首相 #Thaksin 回國，結束15年流亡生涯，隨即移送監獄展開8年刑期，他會否獲特赦將備受關注

http://europechinese.blogspot.com/2023/08/thaksin-8.html

#BBCNews - #Thaksin #Shinawatra : Divisive ex-PM returns to #Thailand after 15 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66577725

Srettha Thaksin, son of Thai ex-PM, to run for parliament seat

#pheuthai #srettha #thaielection #thailand #thaksin
https://usnewsper.com/2023/08/srettha-thaksin-son-of-thai-ex-pm-to-run-for-parliament-seat/?feed_id=26487&_unique_id=64e42b1db0239

"#Thaksin swept to power in 2001 on a populist platform that appealed to rural Thais. He was returned in a landslide five years later, but in September 2006, when Thaksin was in New York preparing to address the United Nations, the military seized power.

Thaksin was later convicted of abuse of power and went into exile" #TootSEA

#ThaksinShinawatra arrives back in #Thailand after years-long exile | Politics News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/22/thaksin-shinawatra-on-his-way-back-to-thailand-after-years-long-exile

Deposed #Thailand PM #Thaksin will go directly to jail on return from exile, according to acting justice minister Wissanu. He is expected to immediately seek a royal pardon https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2632218

@maeve

The Thaksin clan has always been interested in one thing, and one thing alone.... power.
They proved again and again to be as corrupt as the next one.

#thailand #corruption #election #thaksin #PheuThai #politics