The return of a billionaire fugitive will set the stage for one of the most dramatic days in Thai political history. Here's what you need to know about former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
abc.net.au/news/thaksin-shinawatra-is-expected-to-return-to-thailand/102754224Thailand's divisive billionaire and former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is expected to return to the country on Tuesday after more than 15 years of self-imposed exile.
Authorities have said he will be subject to the judicial process upon his return but a political expert"I think him coming back will be a really important chapter in Thailand's history," says Aim Sinpeng, a senior lecturer in comparative politics at the University of Sydney. By the 1990s, Shin Corp was a successful company operating mobile phone services, cable television subscriptions and satellites.
He was ousted in a military coup in 2006 after the controversial sale of his company to Singapore's Temasek for almost $US2 billion . More than 90 people were killed as the army opened fire on the Red Shirts protesting in downtown Bangkok. Despite its enormous success at the May poll, the party's prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat was first blocked by the unelected military-appointed Senate, then suspended from Parliament by the Constitutional Court.
"So regardless of who's in government in the next election, we now know that nearly 40 per cent of Thais want that kind of big radical structural change."With the Move Forward Party's efforts thwarted, it is up to the runner-up Pheu Thai party to form government. Supporters of the Move Forward Party burned an effigy during a protest at Pheu Thai Party headquarters.
Political analyst Pravit Rojanaphruk said despite his lack of political experience, Mr Thavisin was a safe choice. He'll then be escorted by police through Immigration and on to the Supreme Court before being brought to the Klong Prem Central Prison in the Chatuchak district of Bangkok. "Most visibly, the junta-appointed senators who have the temporary rights for five years to jointly vote with their elected MPs for a new prime minister and this is the reason why Move Forward Party's candidate Pita was rejected," he said.
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