Thaksin – from power to prison


Emotional moment: Paetongtarn (centre) leaving the Supreme Court following the ruling on her father in Bangkok. — Bloomberg

A smiling Thaksin Shina­watra arrived at Thailand’s Supreme Court in his black and silver Mercedes Maybach luxury sedan, dressed in a dark suit and a yellow tie.

But the former Thai prime minister left the court complex bereft of the trappings of power, escorted into a plain silver van by Corrections Department officials, the collar of his white shirt unbuttoned and cuffs folded up.

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