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Ousted Thaksin sentenced to two years

A Thai court has found ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra guilty of conflict of interest and sentenced him in absentia to two years in jail, in the first ruling against the exiled multi-millionaire.

from YouTube on Thu, Oct 23 2008

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02 Nov 08 visit Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has given an e  »  YouTube videoBANGKOK (Reuters) - Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, sentenced last month to two years in jail for breaking a conflict of interest law, urged his supporters on Saturday to help bring him home from exile in Britain. Thaksin, who jumped bail...
23 Oct 08 visit Ex-Thai PM Guilty of Corruption  »  YouTube videoWONG: The BBC reports that Thailands Supreme Court has found ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, guilty of corruption charges. He has been sentenced to two years in prison. The court says Thaksin violated conflict of interest rules in a land deal....
01 Aug 08 visit Thailand: Former PM's Wife Guilty of Tax Fraud  »  YouTube videoCHAN: The wife of Thailand's former prime minister has been found guilty of tax fraud. She has been sentenced to three years in jail, but is free on bail, for now. Here's the latest. STORY: The wife of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was...
24 Oct 08 visit ASC, PAD say Thaksin violates law  »  Bangkok Post The disbanded Assets Scrutiny Committee (ASC) and the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) Friday charged ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra for violating the law after a court sentenced him in absentia to two year in prison and urged the...
02 Jun 07 visit PM: 'Of course Thaksin protests'  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - It is normal that ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra feels the tribunal ruling ordering dissolution of Thai Rak Thai party and banning its executives from politics for five years is too harsh -- after all, he is directly affected by the...
21 Oct 08 visit OAG to file Thaksin extradition request with UK  »  Bangkok Post (BangkokPost.com) - The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) will immediately coordinate with the British authority to extradite ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra to Thailand after the Supreme Court on Tuesday found him guilty in the Ratchadaphisek land...

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