Thursday, 14 August 2008

Former Thai PM skips bail to avoid corruption case

Read More Here: "Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra skipped bail Monday and went into exile, accusing political enemies who removed him in a 2006 coup of meddling in the courts to 'finish off' him and his family.

The Supreme Court issued arrest warrants for Thaksin and his wife, Potjaman, and seized $385,000 in bail bonds after he failed to appear in a corruption case.

In a hand-written statement faxed to news outlets from his refuge in London, the 59-year-old telecommunications billionaire apologized to the court for failing to appear in the case, which also involves his wife."

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