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 |
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Thaksin Returns »
YouTube video Former 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.
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| 10 Oct 07 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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... |