Thailand's Supreme Court orders former PM Thaksin Shinawatra to serve one year in jail, amid political turmoil.
Thailand's Supreme Court on Tuesday (September 9, 2025) ruled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in jail, in another major blow for a powerful family that has dominated politics for two decades. The court said he should serve prison time that he skipped while in hospital detention.
Police would take Mr. Thaksin into custody, a Reuters reporter who attended the verdict said. Mr. Thaksin had yet to leave the courthouse.
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