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Wife of ousted Thai leader returns to Bangkok

Written byMong Palatino
Posted 6 December 2008 4:44 GMT

Potjaman Shinawatra, the wife of ousted Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra arrived in Thailand on the first day of reopening of Bangkok's airport. The Thaksin couple was earlier found guilty by a Thai court for tax evasion. Twitter user Smartbrain comments: “Pojaman landed. Escorted to home and not arrested despite the outstanding warrant. So I guess she's above the law…”

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