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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been acquitted of royal defamation charges, avoiding a potential 15-year prison sentence. A Bangkok court ruled insufficient evidence to support the charges related to a decade-old statement about the 2014 coup that ousted his sister, Yingluck. While this is a victory for Thaksin, his political dynasty remains precarious as his daughter, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, faces a separate court case next week that could lead to her removal from office.
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