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Thaksin will go to jail on arrival

Former PM could seek pardon right away but if it’s refused, he must wait two years to apply again

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (right) and Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-Ngam confer during a joint sitting of parliament in 2005. (Bangkok Post File Photo)

Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will go to jail when he returns to the country, according to Wissanu Krea-ngam, deputy prime minister and acting justice minister.

Mr Wissanu discussed procedures for Thaksin’s return in response to an announcement by Thaksin’s daughter Paetongtarn that he…

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