Thai Prime Minister was imprisoned on his return home

The exiled former Thai Prime Minister was imprisoned on his return home

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned home after 15 years in exile.

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• Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been imprisoned after returning home after 15 years in exile.
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• But many believe he has struck a deal that will keep him from serving much prison time.
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• Thailand will elect its next prime minister next week, with his Pheu Thai Party leading the charge. Mr. on a private jet before this vote. Thaksin returned home.
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• Soon after his return to the country he was sentenced to eight years in prison. He was already convicted in this criminal case. But he described the case as politically motivated.
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• Mr. Thaksin is considered Thailand's most successful elected leader. Thailand's pro-monarchy conservatives have long feared him. To weaken him, these conservatives have also supported controversial cases ranging from military coups.
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• But Thailand's disgraced and politically ambitious telecom tycoon is back home years after being ousted by a military coup. When he landed at Bangkok's main airport, thousands of his 'red shirt' supporters greeted him with cheers. These supporters had gathered there since the previous night.
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• One of them is 63-year-old Samniang Kongpolparn, who hails from the country's northeastern Surin province. That area for many years Mr. Known as the stronghold of Thaksin's party.
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• “He was the best Prime Minister we have ever had. Although I will not be able to meet him today, I have come to express my support to him”, he says. "I don't mind if they compromise with the pro-military government, otherwise we will be held hostage by the senators. We don't want that."
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• Mr. When Thaksin came out of the terminal building, he was accompanied by two daughters and a son. There he paid tribute to the portraits of the King and Queen of Thailand. 74-year-old Mr. from the airport. Thaksin was taken straight to the Supreme Court. He was sentenced to eight years in prison in three cases where he had already been convicted. He was then sent to prison.
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• Jail officials said, considering his age, he will be kept in a special section of the jail where special medical equipment will be provided for his treatment. He will be kept in quarantine for ten days. For the first five days he will be confined to his room.
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• There was speculation that Thaksin Shinawatra might seek forgiveness from the king. Jail officials said he can apply from jail. But this process may take about two months.. see more

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