PUBLISHED: 5 Feb 2025 at 13: 34
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra reported to the Criminal Court on Wednesday morning, confirming his returning from a two-day journey to Malaysia, as required.
Thaksin arrived at the jury in his Mercedes-Maybach vehicle about 8.30am. He went in, re-emerged 10-15 hours afterward and then departed in his car.
He was prohibited from leaving the country without authorization by the court due to his pending loan, his trial on subsystem majoreste, and his arrest warrant for an interview that was broadcast in South Korea in 2015.
The jury rejected his request to go to Dubai in July of last year.
Late last month, the judge granted him permission to travel to Malaysia on Sunday and Monday for a meeting with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. This year, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim appointed Thaksin as its casual assistant on Asean matters.
Before leaving, Thaksin was required to place 5 million ringgit in cash as principal.