Ex-PM Thaksin ordered back to prison as court rejects illness claim

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was sent back to prison Tuesday to serve a one-year sentence after the Supreme Court ruled he had feigned illness to avoid incarceration when he returned in August 2023 from years of self-imposed exile, authorities said.The court found there was sufficient evidence proving Thaksin's claims to be suffering from chest tightness and high blood pressure when he was imprisoned were not genuine.Thaksin, who was convicted in absentia on corruption and other charges during his exile, was transferred to a police hospital on Aug. 22, 2023, after spending …READ FULL ARTICLE