Under Anutin, Thailand will look to reinvent in uncertain post-Thaksin era
With the former premier sentenced to a year in jail, all eyes are on new PM Anutin Charnvirakul as he leads a minority government with only a brief mandate to rule
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[BANGKOK] Thailand’s Supreme Court ruling against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday (Sep 9), which sends him back to jail for a year, marks the end of two-and-a-half decades of Thaksin-centric politics. But the road ahead for the kingdom remains murky – not least for its export-driven economy.
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions ordered Thaksin to serve one year in jail, on the grounds that he had earlier avoided his year-long prison sentence by being hospitalised.
The decision is another blow to Thaksin’s political legacy.
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