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Thailand: Former PM Indicted on Royal Defamation Charges

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Thailand: Former PM Indicted on Royal Defamation Charges
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JUN 2024
Above: Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra Image copyright: Lauren DeCicca/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images
story last updated JUN 2024

The Spin

Narrative A

Thaksin must be held accountable for his corruption. Despite his indictments and previous parole status, he decided to act as a de facto diplomat by meeting with foreign governments. Instead of allowing the MFP to take charge and make real change, Thaksin's Pheu Thai Party is also proposing economic policies that would benefit his corporate friends over working-class people.

thediplomat.com

Narrative B

Thaksin's wealth doesn't mean he's an elitist. Consider how he garnered a voter base of working-class Thais, and how his anti-monarchy platform inspired regular people to speak out. If the military establishment didn't crack down on him and his supporters through coups and lawfare, he wouldn't be facing these charges.

openDemocracy

Metaculus Prediction


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