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Thailand’s Supreme Court Orders Thaksin Shinawatra to Serve One Year in Prison

Judges ruled his six months in a police hospital violated procedure, nullifying it as time served.

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is escorted by corrections officers after the supreme court ruled to return Thaksin to prison for one year, in the case of his unlawful six-month hospital stay before he was granted parole, in Bangkok, Thailand, September 9, 2025. REUTERS/Panumas Sanguanwong
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Supporters of Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather outside the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025, (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Overview

  • Police took the 76-year-old into custody after the ruling and transferred him to Bangkok Remand/Klong Prem Prison to begin the one-year term.
  • The court found his hospital detention unlawful, noting requests cited urgent neck surgery that never occurred while records showed only minor procedures and an intentionally prolonged stay.
  • The inquiry sequestered medical records and heard about 20 witnesses, and Thailand’s Medical Council suspended two doctors over false medical information tied to his case.
  • The decision is final and cannot be appealed, concluding a review of how his 2023 sentence was enforced.
  • The judgment comes after Paetongtarn Shinawatra was removed as prime minister and Pheu Thai lost power to Anutin Charnvirakul’s coalition, and after Thaksin returned from a brief trip to Dubai to attend court.