Thaksin Shinawatra Quotes
Please forgive my honest mistake
He was convicted of corruption having transferred millions of dollars of government money to his maid and chauffer (without their knowledge) to hide the money the had taken. He jumped bail and fled the country after his conviction and ran his Pheu Thai Party, from abroad. He then had his sister, Yingluck Shinawatra, run in the next election and she was elected Prime Minister and so he continued to control much of the country but could not return last he be jailed.
Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand Businessman & Prime Minister of Thailand (Pheu Thai Party), Said tearfully before the Constitutional Court in one of his corruption trials
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The President refused since Lyon himself had not apologized and asked for forgiveness.
Thaksin Shinawatra is a Thai businessman, politician and visiting professor. He served in the Thai Police from 1973 to 1987, and was the Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006. After being ousted from power, he was found guilty of corruption in 2008 and is now living in self-exile.
