BANGKOK: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Saturday (Jun 8) he was ready to face charges of insulting the monarchy that mark a setback to a political heavyweig
Thailand 's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra walks out of a beauty salon in Bangkok on Jun 5, 2024 The complaint, lodged by the royalist military that ousted the government of his sister Yingluck Shinawatra, stems from an interview the influential tycoon gave to foreign media in 2015. Other charges include violating a computer crime law.
His is the most high-profile case among more than 270 prosecutions in recent years under the law, which carries a maximum jail term of 15 years for each perceived insult against the royal family. The billionaire returned to Thailand in 2023 from 15 years of self-imposed exile, when he remained a central figure during repeated bouts of political upheaval.
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