BANGKOK, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who returned from self-exile on Tuesday, will serve a total of eight years in prison, according to a statement by the Supreme Court.

 

The jail term covers three different cases for abuse of power and malfeasance, illegally ordering a state-run bank to issue a foreign loan, and illegally holding shares via nominees. 

 

by Reuters

TOP: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is expected to be arrested upon his return as he ends almost two decades of self-imposed exile, waves at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok, Thailand August 22, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

 

Full story: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailands-ex-pm-thaksin-serve-8-years-jail-court-statement-2023-08-22/

 

-- REUTERS 2023-08-22

 

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Will he be actually be in a five star jail?

Is the trade off worth it?

Lets see how the election turns out,it could be a disaster for PT.

 

what time is he being released on bail? ????

4 minutes ago, bob smith said:

what time is he being released on bail? ????

Tomorrow morning????

Hang on. I thought he'd only returned to fill the vacant PM job?

8 minutes ago, Dmaxdan said:

Hang on. I thought he'd only returned to fill the vacant PM job?

We shall see. This morning he certainly looked like master of the situation: police saluting him, homage to the King, hugs and waves for his followers ... The news clips could scarcely have been bettered. The Big Man returns.

 

Even if it takes 2 weeks before he's out of clink, he still makes the dinosaurs look like the very little men they really are.

19 minutes ago, jvs said:

Will he be actually be in a five star jail?

Is the trade off worth it?

Lets see how the election turns out,it could be a disaster for PT.

 

Lol, he won't actually stay in jail, he'll go home and be asked to keep a low profile.

14 minutes ago, Cuchulainn said:

Tomorrow morning????

Surely he has some important dinner engagements this evening?

"Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin to serve 8 years in jail - court statement".

 

I don't think so...

 

He may serve a very limited amount of time in a very different kind of detention, before bail/probation/parole/health or whatever the deal cut sees him released.

8 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

"Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin to serve 8 years in jail - court statement".

 

I don't think so...

 

He may serve a very limited amount of time in a very different kind of detention, before bail/probation/parole/health or whatever the deal cut sees him released.

Serving time as far we know AKA he goes down to a tunnel inside the prison and into some luxury penthouse elsewhere.

51 minutes ago, jvs said:

Will he be actually be in a five star jail?

 

Such a thing, per se, does not exist in Thailand. 

9 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Such a thing, per se, does not exist in Thailand. 

I'm sure it does, you just never got to the level to see it exist.

 

Those people leave being told they have a 'transfer' to outside prison, I mean seriously, where does Premchai even stay? Did anyone even see him in jail once?

LOL I will believe it when I see it.Although I didn't believe he return at all so I know nothing

 

Court statement didn’t state WHEN

and soon this jail sentence will be rendered invalid by pardon

 

3 cheers to Thaksin! 
Make Thailand Great Again! 

21 minutes ago, ChaiyaTH said:

30 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Such a thing, per se, does not exist in Thailand. 

I'm sure it does, you just never got to the level to see it exist.

I did get to the level of knowing, through personal experience, that it does not exist.   

8 years?

 

No doubt reduced to a 200 Baht fine for pleading guilty (and agreeing not to annoy the Junta).

 

What a clown show.

41 minutes ago, ChaiyaTH said:

I'm sure it does, you just never got to the level to see it exist.

 

Those people leave being told they have a 'transfer' to outside prison, I mean seriously, where does Premchai even stay? Did anyone even see him in jail once?

He was imprisoned in Thong Pha Phum prison after the Supreme Court upheld the sentence of the lower court.

"...HM King Maha Vajiralongkorn had recalled the insignia and the 4th level Rattanaporn Medal bestowed upon Premchai in 2005 by HM King Rama IX ...

The royal announcement was dated April 25, 2023.

“The summary of the Supreme Court’s ruling is that the three defendants jointly possessed a black panther carcass,” the court said. Premchai would be “jailed for 38 months,” added the court. He is still serving his prison sentence at present".

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/king-of-thailand-strips-premchai-of-insignia-over-outcome-of-black-panther-case

 

"Those people leave being told they have a 'transfer' to outside prison"

I know that you made up that garbage but, just for shiits and giggles, from where do you assert that you got that "information"?

3 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

8 years?

 

No doubt reduced to a 200 Baht fine for pleading guilty (and agreeing not to annoy the Junta).

 

What a clown show.

What is "the clown show", the eight-year sentence or your "B200" comment?

1 hour ago, Dmaxdan said:

Hang on. I thought he'd only returned to fill the vacant PM job?

Well the Pm is very vacant. 

 

6 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

What is "the clown show", the eight-year sentence or your "B200" comment?

The whole debacle.

 

Get back to me when he's sleeping on the floor in ankle chains ????.

UPDATE:

THAKSIN WILL STAY IN PRISON MEDICAL WARD

After a medical check-up, the Department of Corrections stated that former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, 74, has five medical conditions. He will be held in a separate medical ward within the prison and monitored by medical specialists.

 

The five conditions include ischemic heart muscle, chronic pulmonary inflammation, high blood pressure, degenerated spine, and abnormal posture.

 

The food he receives in prison will be provided solely by the prison, and his visitation privileges will adhere to the same rules as other prisoners. However, only his lawyer will be allowed to visit during the first five days of his incarceration.

 

#Thailand #ทักษิณ #ทักษิณกลับไทย

5 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Get back to me when he's sleeping on the floor in ankle chains 

No one wears ankle chains inside Thai prisons unless they are being punished for in-jail misbehaviour. 

Does Thailand have minimum security prisons or are they all the same?

how long before he is out - deal already done, no way he came back to be locked up for 8 years

 

do they think everyone reading this BS is stupid

He isn't going to serve 8 years in any Thai prison facility of any kind. I seriously doubt he would have returned if he had any expectation of anything like that...

 

I'm just waiting for the other proverbial shoe to drop.... just how he's going to be allowed to weasel out of his legal sentences / punishments (for the past crimes he committed) with the cooperation of the governing authorities... And just how that outcome is going to be sold to the public.

 

Normally under Thai law, AFAIK, there are no pardons for people who haven't served at least a decent portion of their original sentence in actual confinement. But truth be told, they tend to make up the rules as they go along in cases like this. Money talks.

4 minutes ago, smedly said:

do they think everyone reading this BS is stupid

IMHO, these guys lie like most people breathe.

 

Does he rest for a couple days at the medical facility, recover from jet lag, before the royal pardon comes through?   

36 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

No one wears ankle chains inside Thai prisons unless they are being punished for in-jail misbehaviour. 

Yes they do. 

2 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Yes they do. 

His will be Dolce & Gabanna jewel encrusted.

 

 

They have to be careful he has many enemies, in jail someone just might take a pop at him for fame and fortune,