BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's parliament was due to debate a political amnesty bill on Wednesday as anti-government protesters marched to try to get it scrapped, saying it could let ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra return from exile without having to serve a jail sentence.
Thaksin was ousted by the military in 2006 and found guilty of abuse of power, fleeing the country before the sentence was handed down. His sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, is now prime minister and critics says her government wants to find a way to get the conviction wiped so he can return a free man.
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