BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (pic) could act as advisor to the new government, the ruling party said Friday (Sept 22), a move likely to raise hackles among the billionaire's critics.
The 74-year-old, ousted by a military coup in 2006, returned to the kingdom last month and was immediately jailed for historic convictions for graft and abuse of power.
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