Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra To Serve One Year in Prison

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Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was sentenced to a year in prison after a court ruled he dodged his previous sentence by prolonging a hospital stay. The verdict comes less than two weeks after his daughter Paetongtarn was ousted as prime minister.

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00:00Thailand's former prime minister must serve a year in prison.

00:04After the court ruled he unlawfully avoided jail by prolonging a hospital stay.

00:10The 76-year-old Thaksin Sinawat was convicted in 2023 of abuse of power and given an eight-year

00:17sentence, later reduced to one year.

00:19He spent just hours in prison before being moved to a hospital and then freed on parole

00:24after six months — a move that sparked public outrage.

00:28In their ruling on Tuesday, judges said Thaksin had no severe illnesses and could have been

00:33treated in prison.

00:35It comes less than two weeks after his daughter Pei Tatong was ousted as prime minister, marking

00:41a serious setback for a family that once dominated Thai politics.

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