Thailand: Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra Ordered To Serve One-Year Jail | Spotlight | N18G

Thailand: Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra Ordered To Serve One-Year Jail | Spotlight | N18G

Thailand's Supreme Court ordered former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra back to prison, ruling that his previous sentence was improperly served in a hospital rather than behind bars. Thaksin, the billionaire leader of Thailand’s most powerful political dynasty, was sentenced to eight years for abuse of power in 2023 — later reduced to one year through a royal pardon. But he spent nearly all of that term in a luxury hospital suite, citing health issues. On September 9, judges declared his stay invalid, insisting he was never critically ill and must serve his sentence without special treatment. The ruling comes weeks after his daughter, Paetongtarn, was forced out as prime minister, and as the Shinawatra family faces mounting political setbacks.

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