Thaksin guilty in land case, gets 2-year imprisonment
Just in, fresh off the press;
The Supreme Court Tuesday found former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra guilty in the Ratchada land case.
He was sentenced to 2 years in jail.
Pojaman Shinawatra, his wife, was found not guilty and the court revoked arrest warrant against her.
The court found that Thaksin had violated Article 100 and Article 102 of the National Counter Corruption Act, which states that government officials, including prime ministers, and their spouses are prohibited from entering into or having interests in contracts with state agencies under their supervision.
The Nation
The Bangkok Post shows a graphical chronology following the whole land deal
Supreme Court rules 5:4 that Thaksin knew of land purchase by wife
Supreme Court rules 6:3 to say Thaksin had authority over FIDF
It's going to be very interesting what the reactions to all this will be, will the UK grant Thaksin political asylum? How long will the current PM Somchai be able to stay on.
Although PAD is very happy right now, they're actually going mental right now, as we can follow live on TV, how will their long term reaction be?
Camille
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