Thai court acquits former PM Yingluck Shinawatra of charges of mishandling funds
A Thai court has acquitted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra of misusing government project funds in 2013. Yingluck’s younger brother, Thaksin Shinawatra, was recently released on parole on corruption-related charges after more than a decade in exile. Thaksin has been in legal trouble for nearly two decades, accused of abuse of power and corruption, and […]
Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra released on parole from police hospital | Thailand
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been paroled and returned home, six months after his arrest in a dramatic return after 15 years in self-imposed exile. The controversial billionaire, who was twice elected prime minister and ousted in a military coup in 2006, was jailed for eight years on charges of corruption and abuse […]
Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra to be freed | Thailand
Jailed former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will probably be released as early as the weekend, the Saudi justice minister said. It’s been just six months since he returned from 15 years of self-imposed exile. The controversial billionaire, who was twice elected prime minister and ousted in a military coup in 2006, was sentenced to […]