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The junta leading Thailand on Tuesday indicted deposed and exiled
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife for concealing
assets.
Attorney General Pachara Yutidhammadamrong said the couple,
along with employees of a holding company they own, have 10 days to
appear in Bangkok, the Bangkok Post reported.
Department of Special Investigation director-general Sunai
Manomai-udom said there were also charges of concealing investments
while Thaksin was in power, The Nation reported.
"All must come in person, including Thaksin who cannot use
political circumstances as an excuse or authorize any
representatives," he said.
The couple is accused of breaching the National Counter
Corruption Act, which bars state officials and their spouses from
doing business with a state agency.
If convicted, they face imprisonment of up to three years and
fines.
Thaksin was ousted in a bloodless coup in September while he was
in New York, and now lives in London.
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