Thaksin confident Thai court will clear daughter’s suspension as PM in ethics case


Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra reacts ahead of a panel discussion with Thai broadcaster Nation TV, amid a border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia which lead to Thailand's Constitutional Court suspending his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra from the duty as Thailand’s Prime Minister, pending a case seeking her dismissal, in Bangkok, Thailand, July 9, 2025. -- REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

BANGKOK (Bloomberg): Thaksin Shinawatra, the de facto leader of Thailand’s ruling party, expects a court to ultimately clear allegations of ethical misconduct against his daughter, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was suspended from office last month.

"I’m confident in my daughter’s good intentions, and I trust the court will consider the facts with reason,” Thaksin told local broadcaster Nation TV, when asked about the allegations against Paetongtarn. "Everything can be explained.”

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