Thaksin pleads innocent at corruption trial

Thaksin pleads innocent at corruption trial

BANGKOK, Thailand - Ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (far R) on trial at a court in Bangkok on March 12, where he pleaded not guilty to charges of abusing his administrative power to enable his wife to buy prime Bangkok real estate from a state agency at below market prices. The trial opened 18 months after the military overthrew Thaksin's elected government in September 2006. (Kyodo)

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