Thai court orders Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in jail

FILE PHOTO: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gestures as he leaves after a Thai criminal court cleared him of charges in a lese majeste case, also known as a royal insult case, under Section 112 of Thailand's Criminal Code, stemming from a 2015 interview he gave while in South Korea during his long stint in self-imposed exile, in Bangkok, Thailand, August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa/File Photo

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra must serve one year in jail, in another major blow for a powerful family that has dominated politics for two decades.

Police would take Thaksin into custody, a Reuters reporter who attended the verdict said. Thaksin had yet to leave the courthouse.

(Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat; Writing by Martin Petty)