Thailand's former PM Thaksin returns home

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Thailand's former PM Thaksin returns home

STORY: Thailand's former PM Thaksin returns home DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the private jet terminal of Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport 2. various of Thaksin's supporters gathering outside the terminal compound 3. various of Thaksin greeting supporters and media 4. various of Thaksin's supporters celebrating outside the airport STORYLINE: Thailand's former Prime Minister (PM) Thaksin Shinawatra returned to the country on Tuesday after years of self-exile abroad. Accompanied by his family, Thaksin made a brief public appearance at Bangkok's Don Mueang International Airport to greet his core supporters and media on Tuesday morning after arriving in a private jet. Thaksin was Thailand's premier from 2001 to 2006 but had been in self-exile abroad since 2008. He was convicted of multiple charges and faces up to 10 years in jail. Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam said earlier that Thaksin will be subjected to legal procedure and s

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