00:00Thailand's Supreme Court has ruled that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in prison, a landmark decision in Thai political history.
00:10The ruling comes after a review of whether Thaksin's months-long stay in a police hospital from 2023 to early 2024 counted toward his original sentence.
00:20Thaksin was sentenced to eight years in 2023 for fraud and abuse of power after returning from 15 years in exile.
00:27His sentence was later reduced to one year by royal decree.
00:31Though he was released early due to health concerns and age, the court has now determined that his hospital stay does not count as prison time.
00:39Critics argue the hospital arrangement showed favoritism, but the new ruling is seen by many as a long-awaited measure of justice.
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