BANGKOK: Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra reported to the Criminal Court on Wednesday (Feb 5) morning following his two-day visit to Malaysia.
After meeting with Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday and Monday, Thaksin arrived at the court in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district at 8.30am.
His lawyer, Winyt Chatmontree, was at hand to help him. Today’s security was not as tight as the court’s consideration of the former PM’s request to travel abroad on Friday last week.
He entered the court and took about 10-15 minutes there, which included a signing for reporting his arrival and retrieving back his 5-million-baht bond.
Thaksin faces criminal charges for violating the lese majeste law arising from an interview with South Korean media in 2015.
The Criminal Court confiscated his passport and mandated that he request permission for any travel abroad as a condition of his bail, which was set at 500,000 baht in June last year.
Malaysia is chairing Asean this year, and Anwar has appointed Thaksin as an informal adviser in December. - The Nation/ANN
