Thai court orders Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in jail

FILE PHOTO: Thai court hands down verdict on former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's royal insult case in Bangkok
FILE PHOTO: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gestures as he leaves after a Thai criminal court cleared him of charges in a lese majeste case, also known as a royal insult case, under Section 112 of Thailand's Criminal Code, stemming from a 2015 interview he gave while in South Korea during his long stint in self-imposed exile, in Bangkok, Thailand, August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo
Source: REUTERS

Thailand's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in jail, in another major blow for a powerful family that has dominated politics for two decades.

Police would take Thaksin into custody, a Reuters reporter who attended the verdict said. Thaksin had yet to leave the courthouse.

This article was produced by Reuters news agency. It has not been edited by Global South World.

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