Thai ex-PM Thaksin acquitted of royal insult charges
Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was cleared on Friday of royal defamation charges, relieving a threat to his embattled political dynasty
August 22, 2025 04:01
BANGKOK: Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was cleared on Friday of royal defamation charges, relieving a threat to his embattled political dynasty which has dominated Thai politics for two decades.
The 76-year-old had faced up to 15 years in prison, but a Bangkok court found him not guilty of breaching the kingdom’s strict lese-majeste laws criminalizing criticism of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his family.
