Thai court denies having decided on Thaksin's fate

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (L) greets his supporters at a rally in Khon Kaen, some 390 kilometers northeast of Bangkok, on July 11. Prasert Naskul, head of Thailand's Constitutional Court, rejected media speculation that the court has already decided that the prime minister would be forced to leave office for only a short period if found guilty of concealing his assets.