The Bangkok Post reported this morning that deposed Prime Minister Thaskin will return to Thailand tomorrow to face the security and fraud charges leveled against him. The current government is very Thaskin-friendly, so we'll see how things go.
I don't think the smart money is betting on a guilty conviction for Thaskin or his wife. There have already been stories about coup makers reaching out to Thaskin to make amends.
I guess that's a drawback of engineering a bloodless coup and allowing "free" elections where the deposed government members get back control of the government. I quoted "free" because I find it ironic to call an election free if people are paid to vote for a candidate.
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