Corruption charges against Thaksin
Ap, Bangkok
Thai prosecutors filed corruption charges against ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in the Supreme Court yesterday, in the first formal charges lodged against the exiled former premier. Thaksin, who has lived in exile overseas since his government was toppled in a military coup last September, was named along with his wife, Pojamarn, in a case involving allegations of wrongdoing in a land deal. The attorney general's office also recommended that officials seize the 13-acre plot of land in central Bangkok, valued at $23.7 million. The Supreme Court said they would decide on July 10 if they will hear the case. They were the first formal criminal charges against Thaksin since he was accused of corruption and ousted by military leaders in a bloodless coup on Sept 19.
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