Thailand"s Supreme Court on August 11 issued arrest warrants for ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojaman, local media reported.
The warrants were made after the couple failed to appear on early August 11 at the Supreme Court"s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions to fight charges on the Bangkok land scandal which occurred in 2003, the Thai news agency (TNA) said.
The court also decided to confiscate the former PM’s bail totaling 13 million baht (about 389,000 USD).
In a faxed statement to NBT Channel, the former PM said he had to flee to England because he and his family did not receive justice in courts, which had been interfered by his political opponents, the “Nation” paper said.
He also said that there were attempts to assassinate him. The couple left Bangkok last week after the court allowed them to attend the opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics on August 8. (Bankok Post)
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