Thailand’s Supreme Court has ruled that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in prison, concluding that his hospital stay did not count as time served for his earlier eight-year sentence for fraud and abuse of power. This decision follows his return to Thailand after 15 years in exile and comes amid political turmoil for his party, Pheu Thai, which recently lost power.
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