Former Thai PM Thaksin must serve one-year jail term, Supreme Court rules
A file picture of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra during a Reuters interview in Singapore February 23, 2016. — Reuters pic
Tuesday, 09 Sep 2025 12:31 PM MYT
BANGKOK, Sept 9 — Thailand's Supreme Court today ruled billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in jail, in another major blow for a powerful family that has dominated politics for two decades.
Police will take Thaksin into custody, a Reuters reporter who attended the verdict said.
Thaksin had yet to leave the courthouse. — Reuters
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In Thailand never frigg around with the Palace-nobility-military bloc.
This is a really bullshit court ruling from a purely legal viewpoint and does not align with widely accepted international standards.
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It smacks of vindictivenes to refuse to recognise hospitalisation while under prison custody as part of prison time served.