Thaksin could return home if .......: PM
Ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be allowed to return home to fight corruption charges if court summoned him, Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont said Wednesday.
However, Surayud said that if the court ordered Thaksin to return, the government would not interfere."I don't see any problem if everybody adheres to the rule of law, and if the court orders him to come back to face charges, then we must comply," he said. Surayud had said that Thaksin who was ousted in September last year is allowed to return home after the national election scheduled by the end of this year. The Assets Examination Committeehad ruled Monday that Thaksin and his wife Pojaman should face charges over an illegal land deal in 2003. AEC will refer the corruption case to the attorney general for consideration. The Nation
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