Thailand’s former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, was ordered to serve one year in prison by the country’s Supreme Court on Sept. 9, after it ruled that the time he spent in a hospital following his return from exile in August 2023 did not count as prison time.
The judges said Thaksin, 76, had no severe illness at the time and could have been treated in jail.
“The defendant knew the facts or was aware the situation was not a critical emergency,” the Supreme Court said in its ruling. “The defendant only had a chronic condition that could be treated as an outpatient and did not require hospitalisation.”…
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Ordered to Spend 1 Year in Prison
