Thaksin Shinawatra jailed by Thailand supreme court for one year in major blow to former prime minister

Case centred on claims that he had not properly served a sentence for corruption and abuse of power, which was handed down in 2023

Thailand’s most prominent political figure Thaksin Shinawatra has been jailed by the supreme court for one year, a major blow to the former leader.

The case centred on claims that he had not properly served a sentence for corruption and abuse of power, which was handed down when he returned to the country from self-imposed exile in 2023.