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Former Prime Minister of Thailand
Thaksin Shinawatra (L) and his wife Pojaman. Thai officials will go
to Britain by October at latest to find ways to extradite ousted Prime
Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife to face charges in Thailand.
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BANGKOK, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Thai officials will go to Britain by October at
latest to find ways to extradite ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and
his wife to face charges in Thailand, Thai state run Thai News Agency said on
Thursday.
The team will consist of prosecutors and senior
officials from the Foreign Ministry, who will discuss the extradition laws with
British officials.
Speaking on the extradition treaty between Thailand
and Britain, Samphan Sarathana, Thailand's chief prosecutor for foreign
litigation, said so far as British law is concerned, the couple has not been
found to have committed any wrongdoing in doing business with government
agencies while Thaksin was in power.
Therefore, there is a need for officials of the two
countries to discuss other avenues to extradite Thaksin and his wife Pojaman,
now living in London, to fight charges in Thailand, said Samphan.
The couple are facing arrest warrants after they
failed to appear in the Supreme Court on Aug. 14 to defend charges over the land
purchase in Bangkok's prime business area by Pojaman at a much below-market
price while Thaksin was the prime minister.
Noppadol Pattama, legal advisor to Thaksin, has said
Thaksin would certainly not return to Thailand, citing safety reasons.
Thaksin had earlier announced that he would return
only after a general election has been held and democracy restored in Thailand.
Thai court issues arrest warrants for
Thaksin
BEIJING, Sept. 4 (Xinhuanet) -- A Thai court issued arrest
warrants Monday for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife
because of their alleged violations of stock-trading laws. It is the second set
of warrants issued in the past month against Thaksin.
The other case involved conflict of interest related to
the sale of Bangkok real estate. Thaksin and his family have been living abroad
since he was ousted in a bloodless coup almost a year ago. Full story
Thai PM reiterates safety guarantee
for ex-premier Thaksin
BEIJING, Sept. 4 (Xinhuanet) -- A Thai court issued
arrest warrants Monday for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife
because of their alleged violations of stock-trading laws. It is the second
set of warrants issued in the past month against Thaksin.
The other case involved conflict of interest related
to the sale of Bangkok real estate. Thaksin and his family have been living
abroad since he was ousted in a bloodless coup almost a year ago. Full story
Thai prosecutors preparing for
Thaksin's extradition
BANGKOK, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- Prosecutors in Thailand have
started preparations to extradite former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and
his wife Pojaman from Britain to face trial on power abuse charges, two days
after the Supreme Court issued arrest warrants for the couple.
"About 10 prosecutors educated in British law have
been assembled to plan the legal strategies ahead of the execution of an
extradition request," chief prosecutor for foreign litigation Samphan Sarathana
said Thursday, according to news network The Nation. Full story
