Thaksin stays out for surgery

Jailed former premier Thaksin Shinawatra underwent orthopaedic surgery on Monday at the Police General Hospital (PGH) although it remains unclear how long his recovery will take, which will keep him out of prison for a while longer, according to the Department of Corrections.

Sahakarn Petnarin, deputy justice permanent secretary and acting director-general of the department, said yesterday the Bangkok Remand Prison (BRP) informed the department of the procedure.

Citing a BRP report, the depart- ment said Thaksin underwent surgery on Monday at 9am and was later transferred to the hospital’s Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for recovery at 2pm.

Mr Sahakarn said…