BANGKOK, Jan 31 — A Thai court on Friday granted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra permission to leave the country, a court statement said, a rare exception for a...
A Thai court on Friday granted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra permission to leave the country, a court statement said, a rare exception for a defendant facing royal insult charges. — AFP picas a first-time user . Exclusively for Malay Mail readers: Use codeBANGKOK, Jan 31 — A Thai court on Friday granted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra permission to leave the country, a court statement said, a rare exception for a defendant facing royal insult charges.
Last year, he was charged with lese-majeste over comments he made to a South Korean media outlet nine years previously, and is set to face trial in July. On Friday, a court decided to allow him to leave, citing “the benefits of international relations” as a reason for his temporary departure, though it did not elaborate on the purpose of the trip.
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