Thailand suspends two doctors over ex-PM Thaksin hospital stay


Former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand in August 2023 after more than a decade overseas. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

BANGKOK (AFP): Thailand's Medical Council suspended two doctors on Thursday over alleged ethical violations linked to treatment given to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra following his return from exile.

Thaksin, 75, returned to Thailand in August 2023 after more than a decade overseas and was sentenced to eight years in prison for corruption and abuse of power upon arrival.

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