Move Forward okay with Thaksin's return as long as he serves jail terms

A source said core members of the party had discussed Thaksin’s announcement that he would seek to return to Thailand.

BANGKOK : The Move Forward Party has no objection to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra returning to Thailand as long as he serves his jail terms, a party source said.

Before the Sunday election, Thaksin had repeatedly stated on social media that he wanted to return to Thailand by July this year and that he would not mind serving his jail term. The source said Move Forward was planning to push for a political amnesty bill, but it would take time to be enacted as it it was a sensitive issue. The source added that if Thaksin returned in July as he has announced, he would not be benefit from the amnesty bill.

He was given a two-year jail term but the 10-year statute of limitations for that court verdict expired in October 2018.

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