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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - Jakrapob Penkair was a government spokesman for former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, and then a prominent member of the “Red Shirt” movement that supported him after he was ousted by a military coup in 2006. — AFP pic
BANGKOK, March 28 — A prominent Thai “Red Shirt” dissident returned to the kingdom on Thursday after 15 years of self-imposed exile and was immediately detained by police, his lawyer said.
Jakrapob Penkair was a government spokesman for former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, and then a prominent member of the “Red Shirt” movement that supported him after he was ousted by a military coup in 2006.
Facing multiple charges including owning illegal weapons and violating the kingdom’s strict royal defamation laws, Jakrapob fled Thailand in 2009 to live in self-imposed exile.
He landed at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport Thursday morning and was immediately held by police.
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“He will enter the legal process, and we will see what we can do,” his lawyer Chokchai Angkaew told reporters.
Before flying back to the kingdom, Jakrapob posted a video of himself speaking to fans.
“I’ve been away for 15 years, now I’m going back to Thailand... and I hope to fight all legal challenges,” he said.
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“I hope I can give back to the kingdom.”
His return came several months after billionaire ex-premier Thaksin returned home after over a decade and a half in exile.
Thaksin was immediately jailed on old graft and abuse of power charges, but his eight-year jail sentence was soon cut to one by King Maha Vajiralongkorn.
Last month, the 74-year-old was granted early release because of his age and poor health, and is now living in his Bangkok home. — AFP
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