00:00Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Sinhwacha has been cleared of defaming the Thai monarchy,
00:05easing pressure on a political clan that's been a big player in Thai politics for decades.
00:11The former prime minister could have faced 15 years in prison under Thailand's strict
00:15laws against insulting the monarchy.
00:18The Sinhwacha political dynasty is facing further troubles.
00:21Thaksin is the father of Paetongtarn Sinhwacha, Thailand's suspended prime minister.
00:26A court is set to rule next week over whether to remove her permanently for allegedly kowtowing
00:31to Cambodia's former leader in a leaked call about the Thai-Cambodian border dispute.
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