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Thailand to charge influential former PM Thaksin with royal insult




Thailand’s attorney-general will indict former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for allegedly insulting the monarchy, an official said today, in a setback to a political heavyweight whose loyalists are currently in government. — Reuters pic
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Wednesday, 29 May 2024 11:18 AM MYT
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BANGKOK, May 29 — Thailand’s attorney-general will indict former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for allegedly insulting the monarchy, an official said today, in a setback to a political heavyweight whose loyalists are currently in government.
The complaint, lodged by the royalist military that ousted the government of his sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, had stemmed from an interview the influential tycoon gave to foreign media in 2015.
“The attorney-general has decided to indict Thaksin on all charges,” spokesperson Prayuth Bejraguna told reporters, adding that the former premier will need to appear before court on June 18