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Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra acquitted in royal insult case

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Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra acquitted in royal insult case
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A Bangkok court has acquitted former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of insulting the monarchy in a case related to an interview he gave a decade ago, highlighting the controversial use of Thailand's lese majeste law and providing relief to the Shinawatra family amid ongoing political challenges.

Topics:worldpolitics#court-acquittal#lese-majeste-law#politics#royal-insult-case#thailand#thaksin-shinawatra
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  1. Thailand: Court acquits Thaksin Shinawatra in royal insult case  BBC
  2. Thailand’s former leader acquitted in royal insult case, but the list of those ensnared by lese majeste laws keeps growing  CNN
  3. Thai court clears influential ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra in royal insult case  Reuters
  4. Thaksin Shinawatra, Former Thai Premier, Cleared of Insulting Monarchy  The New York Times
  5. Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra cleared of defaming monarchy  Financial Times

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