{"id":1041,"date":"2025-09-10T15:24:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1041"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:24:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T15:24:59","slug":"thai-court-orders-ex-pm-back-to-prison-over-unlawful-hospitalisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1041","title":{"rendered":"Thai court orders ex-PM back to prison over unlawful hospitalisation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thailand\u2019s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been sent back to prison after the country\u2019s Supreme Court ruled that his extended hospitalisation following his return from self-imposed exile was unjustified, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The court found that both Thaksin and his doctors had colluded to avoid serving his sentence behind bars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. Asake (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/22PZkwJpu9k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 76-year-old billionaire and political powerbroker was returned to prison on Tuesday, marking the latest chapter in a turbulent political career that has dominated Thai politics for over two decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His re-incarceration comes amid a wave of political turmoil, just days after the collapse of the latest government led by his daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thaksin had returned to Thailand in August 2023 after 15 years abroad and was sentenced to eight years for corruption and abuse of power during his 2001\u20132006 premiership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sentence was later commuted to one year by royal pardon. However, he spent only a few hours in prison before being moved to a hospital, citing heart issues and chest pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He remained there for six months until his release on parole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Supreme Court found that Thaksin\u2019s hospital stay was unwarranted and that minor surgeries were performed to extend his time outside prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe defendant knew the facts or was aware the situation was not a critical emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe defendant only had a chronic condition that could be treated as an outpatient and did not require hospitalisation,\u201d the court said in its ruling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Reuters, television footage showed Thaksin being escorted by corrections officers and arriving at a Bangkok jail shortly after the court\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thaksin\u2019s daughter, Paetongtarn, who was removed from office on August 29, was visibly emotional outside the court. \u201cMe and my family are concerned,\u201d she told reporters, adding, \u201cThis is quite heavy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anutin Charnvirakul, the incoming prime minister and a former member of Thaksin\u2019s party, expressed sympathy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am saddened, I sympathise with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor someone who has governed the country, I don\u2019t want him to face something like this,\u201d Anutin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thaksin remains a divisive figure in Thailand. Once a police officer who became a telecom magnate, he won the loyalty of rural and working-class voters with populist policies such as cash handouts, healthcare reforms, and farm subsidies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, his rise angered Thailand\u2019s conservative elite, including the military and judiciary, leading to repeated clashes and his eventual ousting in a 2006 coup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thaksin is the first former Thai prime minister to be jailed. Whether this signals the end of his political career or yet another chapter remains to be seen. <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/thai-court-orders-ex-pm-back-to-prison-over-unlawful-hospitalisation\/\">(Punch)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thailand\u2019s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been sent back to prison after the country\u2019s Supreme Court ruled that his extended hospitalisation following his return from self-imposed exile was unjustified, Reuters reported. The court found that both Thaksin and his doctors had colluded to avoid serving his sentence behind bars. 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