Thaksin was deposed in a coup, and in 2008 he was sentenced to prison in absentia for abusing his power. For the past 17 years, he has lived in self-imposed exile. In his home country, the 74-year-old billionaire must contend with being put on trial at the same time that a party previously associated with him begins the job of forming a new government. In an interview with the BBC, he has said that the date for the return journey was decided because it was clear that the National Assembly will vote on the same day whether the candidate from the Pheu Thai party will be the country’s next prime minister. It was expected in advance that Thaksin would be arrested as soon as he landed. When he got off the plane in Bangkok, he bowed before a portrait of the Thai king. The former prime minister was then led away by several officials to be presented with the charges he is facing.
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