Shinawatra is accused of violating the lese majeste law, punishable by three to 15 years in prison, in 2015 for comments he made to journalists in Seoul. The lawyer has prepared the application for bail.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was formally charged on Tuesday with defaming the monarchy.
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Shinawatra appeared at the Prosecutor’s Office shortly before 9 a.m. (3 a.m. in Lisbon) and the prosecution process was concluded, Prayuth Bejraguna, spokesperson for the Prosecutor General’s Office, said at a press conference.
Defense lawyer Winyat Chatmontree told reporters that Shinawatra is ready to start court proceedings and has been preparing an application for the former ruler’s release on bail.
The law on defamation of the monarchy punishes with sentences of three to 15 years in prison, being one of the laws of its type. most serious in the world.
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Shinawatra has been in self-imposed exile since 2008, but returned to Thailand in August to serve a pity eight years.
In February, he was paroled from Bangkok hospital, where he spent six months serving time for corruption-related offences.
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After returning to Thailand, the Attorney General’s Office indicated that it had resumed an investigation into the alleged rape, almost nine years agoof the lese majeste law.
In 2015, Shinawatra was charged with violating the law for comments he made to journalists while in Seoul, South Korea, a year earlier.
Former Thai Prime Minister Shinawatra accused of lese majeste
Source: Observadora
