"Thailand's Supreme Court has ruled that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in prison, in a watershed case for the kingdom. The court issued its ruling on Tuesday in a review of whether Thaksin's stay in the private room of a police hospital from 2023 to early 2024 counted as time served towards an earlier prison sentence."
"Thaksin, 76, was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment in 2023 for fraud and abuse of power following his surprise return to Thailand after 15 years in exile. His sentence was commuted to one year by the king, and he was later released early due to his age. Despite the seriousness of the charges, the former premier never spent a day in prison and instead remained in hospital due to health concerns."
Thailand's Supreme Court ruled that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in prison, rejecting that his private hospital stay counted as time served. The court reviewed Thaksin's stay in a private room of a police hospital from 2023 to early 2024 and found it did not reduce his earlier sentence. Thaksin, 76, was sentenced in 2023 to eight years for fraud and abuse of power after returning from 15 years in exile; the king commuted the term to one year and he was later released early due to age. Thaksin never spent a day in jail and remained in hospital for health reasons.
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