Thaksin Shinawatra is accused of lese-majesty in 2015 interview, while his daughter Paetongtarn will hear next week if she will be removed as prime minster
A criminal court in Thailand will decide on Friday whether former leader Thaksin Shinawatra violated the country’s strict lese-majesty law, the first of three court cases that could decide the fate of one of the country’s most powerful families.
Thaksin is accused of insulting the monarchy during an interview with South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo in 2015.