Thaksin Granted Court Permission to Visit Malaysia

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File photo courtesy Spring News

 

In a notable court decision today, January 31, former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra received approval to travel to Malaysia this coming weekend, despite being embroiled in a lese majeste case.

 

The Criminal Court's ruling permits Thaksin, a significant figure in Thai politics and father to current Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, to temporarily leave the country.

 

The purpose of Thaksin's visit is to meet with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday and Monday. Anwar, who currently holds the chairmanship of ASEAN, has named Thaksin as a personal adviser, underscoring the significance of their discussions during the visit.

 

To secure his departure, Thaksin deposited a collateral of 5 million baht with the court, pledging his return to Thailand immediately following his meeting in Malaysia.

This development marks a departure from last year's proceedings, where the court rejected Thaksin's request to travel to Dubai for purported medical treatment. Having resided in self-imposed exile in the Middle Eastern city until his 2023 return to Thailand, Thaksin's travel requests have received varied responses from the judiciary.

 

Thaksin's legal troubles stem from a 2015 interview in Seoul, during which he allegedly made statements with lese majeste content regarding the Thai monarchy's supposed involvement in the 2006 coup that led to his ousting as prime minister. The case remains a contentious issue within Thai legal and political circles.

 

The court's decision to permit Thaksin's travel highlights ongoing complexities in the intersection of Thai politics and judiciary proceedings, reported Thai Newsroom.

 

Observers will be closely monitoring his movements and any developments following the Malaysia visit. This decision adds a new chapter to the ongoing narrative of Thaksin's life post-premiership, amidst Thailand's ever-shifting political landscape.

 

-- 2025-01-31

 

 

[Hunz Kittisak]

This is an old pic

From when his triumphant return to Thailand in August 2023

Can we have a more current one? 

[connda]

Teflon Tony is above the law and everyone knows it.  He can do anything he wants.

[nikmar]

8 minutes ago, Hunz Kittisak said:

This is an old pic

From when his triumphant return to Thailand in August 2023

 

Just before his "health crisis" . 

[scottiejohn]

44 minutes ago, Hunz Kittisak said:

This is an old pic

From when his triumphant return to Thailand in August 2023

Can we have a more current one? 

Why?

He will still look like an ugly old man!

[MikeandDow]

Hope he does not come back!!

[madone]

I sure do hope his health is up to it!

 

tony is a sick boi dontcha know

 

but he is a sick boi who has the cash to drag his lese majeste case out until the day he dies peacefully in his sleep of none of the aliments keeping him out of prison,

[bokningar]

1 hour ago, Hunz Kittisak said:

This is an old pic

From when his triumphant return to Thailand in August 2023

Can we have a more current one? 

Yes one with his neck support that he needed as soon hi got of that plane.