
Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra pleaded not guilty Wednesday before the Supreme Court in one of two criminal corruption cases against him. Prime Minister from 2001 – 2006, he was abroad when a coup against him forced him to return to Thailand on Feb 28. Looks like he was banned last year with all his top executive from political office for the next 5 yrs.
Charged with 2 counts of corruption, Thaksin arrival created quite a stir where his supporters were chanting away ..for him to fight it. Thaksin said he was gonna prove his innocence, he was ousted in a military coup for corruption and power abuse.