Thaksin Shinawatra returns to Thailand ahead of key court verdict

Former PM made a 12,000 km round trip on a private jet for a 'medical checkup'

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, pictured in August. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)

YUICHI NITTA

BANGKOK -- Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Monday returned from a sudden trip to Dubai that had sparked speculation he might be fleeing again, ahead of Tuesday's criminal court ruling over his controversial hospitalization.

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