Thaksin Pardon Will Destabilize Thai Politics, Korn Says
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Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s push for a royal pardon that may benefit her brother, exiled former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, will destabilize the country, an opposition leader said.
“It’s no surprise that they are trying to get him back,” ex-Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij, deputy leader of the opposition Democrat Party, said today in a telephone interview with Bloomberg Television from Bangkok. “The manner in which he is trying to come back is somewhat shocking, but it is still to be seen whether they will succeed.”