33.2 C
Bangkok
Wednesday, May 1, 2024

I’m ready for jail if I come home

‘I’ve served 16 years already in the big jail’ of exile, says ex premier, who aims to return this year

“I’ve suffered enough,” says Thaksin Shinawatra, seen here during an online chatroom session in 2021. The fugitive ex-premier says he’s ready to serve a prison sentence if it means he can be back in Thailand and near his family.

TOKYO: Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra says he is ready to serve his prison term in Thailand provided he is allowed to spend the rest of his life with his family, regardless of the results of the coming election.

Speaking in an interview with Kyodo News during a trip to Tokyo, Thaksin said he was biding his time before possibly returning to…

Read more…

Latest Articles