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Bangkok court acquits Thaksin in lese-majeste case, but Shinawatra dynasty still under fire as daughter’s fate looms
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Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra has been acquitted of royal defamation charges, avoiding a potential 15-year prison sentence. A Bangkok court found insufficient evidence to support the lese-majeste charges related to comments he made about the 2014 coup. While this is a victory for Thaksin, his daughter, PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra, faces a court decision next week that could remove her from office. The Shinawatra dynasty's political future remains uncertain amidst ongoing power struggles with Thailand's pro-royalist establishment.
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