Exiled former PM says generals should retire ‘with dignity’, reiterates plan to come home in July
Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday reiterated his intention to return home in July, even if it means doing jail time. “I’ve been overseas for 17 years, it’s like being in a big prison,” he said. (Photo from Clubhouse stream)
Former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday hailed the election-winning Move Forward Party as disruptors who had mastered social media, and said the ageing army generals central to years of turmoil should retire with dignity.
The self-exiled tycoon also waded into the growing debate over the sensitive lese-majeste law, which Move Forward wants to amend, saying Pheu Thai would…
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