Thai court rules Thaksin must serve a year in jail
發佈日期: 2025-09-09 21:05
TVB News
Thailand's Supreme Court ruled billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in jail, because his detention in a VIP wing of a hospital in lieu of prison was unlawful.
The five-judge bench said the responsibility for Thaksin's lengthy stay in hospital didn't solely lie with the doctors and that the former prime minister intentionally prolonged his hospital stay.
On his return from 15 years of self-imposed exile in 2023, Thaksin spent only a few hours in prison, before being transferred to hospital complaining of heart trouble and chest pains, prompting widespread scepticism.
The 76 year-old is experiencing a period of political reckoning, after his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra was sacked as prime minister by a court 11 days ago.
