Ex-Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra to be formally charged with insulting monarchy

FILE - Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, arrives at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug. 22, 2023. Thai prosecutors on May 29, 2024, said Thaksin will be indicted for defaming the monarchy, three months after he was freed on parole on other charges.

Prosecutors in Thailand say they will indict former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for violating the law that forbids any criticism of the Thai royal family.