Thaksin moved from jail to hospital for 'immediate treatment'

Doctor requires 'bigger, well-equipped' place for former PM, official says

20230823 Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok after 15 years in self-exile on Aug. 22. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi) 

APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHAT, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- After he was jailed on Tuesday, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was moved to the Police Hospital overnight for immediate medical treatment, according to officials.

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