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Ousted Thai Premier Returns to Face Charges

Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand 17 months after he was ousted in a coup, and will face corruption charges. ...full story at New York Times

from New York Times on Fri, Feb 29 2008

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28 Feb 08 visit Thaksin Returns  »  YouTube videoFormer Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra returns to Bangkok 17 months after being ousted in a coup d'etat. His proxy was elected to power in December 2007, paving the way for his return to face charges of corruption. Here we see the gathering of...
10 Oct 07 visit Prosecutors going after Thaksin in the UK  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) – Prosecutors are planning a trip to the UK on Friday aimed at getting ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Potjaman to return to Thailand to face charges of corruption against them.
08 Jan 08 visit Thaksin's wife returns to Thailand  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - Potjaman Shinawatra, wife of ousted premier Thaksin landed at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Tuesday morning to defend herself on corruption charges concerning the controversial Ratchadaphisek land deal.
16 May 07 visit Thaksin can return to face graft charges  »  The Nation The government and the Council for National Security said yesterday that they would have no objection if deposed premier Thaksin Shinawatra is required by a court to return to Thailand to fight corruption charges against him.
10 Jan 08 visit Thaksin leaves Hong Kong for London  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com, Agencies) - Ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra quietly left Hong Kong on a flight to London on Thursday, two days after his wife Khunying Potjaman returned to Thailand to fight corruption charges against her.
30 Jun 07 visit Extraditing Thaksin 'not impossible'  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - Ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra has no way to escape charges against him because extradition laws can be applied to anyone facing charges that would bring at least one-year imprisonment, permanent secretary for justice Jarun...

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