Thailand seeks to prosecute ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra in absentia in two graft cases

November 21, 2017 2:54 PM

BANGKOK (REUTERS) – Thailand is seeking to prosecute ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for graft under a law that allows politicians to be tried in absentia, an official said on Tuesday (Nov 21), months after Thaksin’s sister was sentenced to jail in her absence.

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