(UPDATE) BANGKOK — Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be prosecuted for insulting the monarchy, the attorney general's office said on Wednesday, over comments he made almost a decade ago.
BANGKOK — Thai land's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be prosecuted for insulting the monarchy, the attorney general's office said on Wednesday, over comments he made almost a decade ago.Prayuth Pecharakun, spokesman for the top government lawyer, said Thaksin would be summoned to court on June 18 to answer charges under the Southeast Asian kingdom's strict lese majeste laws.
Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is seen sitting next to current premier Srettha Thavisin during a homecoming dinner in the northern city of Chiang Mai, on March 15, 2024. AFP FILE PHOTOHe returned to Thailand last year as his Pheu Thai party took power at the head of a coalition government.'The attorney general has decided to indict Thaksin for insulting the monarchy,' Prayuth told reporters.
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