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Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra Indicted for Royal Insult

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Source: BBC.com
Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra Indicted for Royal Insult
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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra will face charges of insulting the monarchy over a 2015 interview, highlighting ongoing tensions with the royalist establishment. His indictment under the lese majeste law, which has been widely used against political dissidents, may limit his political ambitions despite his recent return from exile and his party's coalition government formation.

Topics:worldpolitics#lese-majeste-law#monarchy#political-charges#politics#thailand#thaksin-shinawatra
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  1. Thaksin Shinawatra: Ex-Thai PM to face royal insult charges  BBC.com
  2. Thailand set to indict former PM Thaksin over royal insult  Reuters
  3. Ex-Thailand PM Shinawatra will be indicted for defaming monarchy  The Associated Press
  4. Thaksin to be indicted on lese-majeste charge  Bangkok Post
  5. Thailand indicts former leader Thaksin Shinawatra on royal insult charges  CNN

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