Report Pheu Thai Hits Back: ‘Thaksin Hasn’t Fled the Country’

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Thaksin Shinawatra. File photo courtesy: Thai Rath

 

An MP from Thailand's Pheu Thai party has vehemently denied rumours that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has fled the country, criticising those spreading false information.

 

Mr. Anusorn Iamsa-ard, the party's representative, confirmed that Thaksin, who returned to Thailand in August 2023 after 17 years of self-imposed exile, continues to reside in the country.

 

Anusorn highlighted Thaksin's ongoing contributions to regional politics, notably his recent role as head of an informal advisory group appointed by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the current ASEAN chair.

 

During his international trips, including visits to Brunei and Malaysia, Thaksin engaged in discussions concerning the Myanmar civil war, South China Sea tensions, and ASEAN trade relations.

 

Rumours of Thaksin's alleged escape emerge ahead of court proceedings on June 13, where Supreme Court judges will address charges against him for supposedly fabricating health issues to avoid imprisonment in Bangkok Remand prison.

 

Additionally, a court trial linked to a lese majeste lawsuit against him is set for July. This lawsuit references Thaksin's 2015 remarks suggesting royal involvement in the 2006 coup that resulted in his ousting.

 

Anusorn implores the public to disregard unverified news and focus on national development challenges, asserting that false reports aim to undermine government stability and unity.

 

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Thai Newsroom 2025-05-26

 

 

[FlorC]

We can only wish.

[ikke1959]

I think he has... where smoke is is fire.. He fled to Cambodia apparently.... Of course with threads of a new coup, his jail soap, and his trial for violating section 112 he is sure that he will be sentenced so the coward left already till everything is quiet and clear to come back again as a hero, but I think everybody knows now that he is only for his own and family working