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Thaksin Sent to Bangkok’s Klong Prem Prison

Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra, once Thailand’s most powerful billionaire, was ordered to serve a one-year sentence after the court ruled he wrongly avoided prison with hospital stays. Transferred to Klong Prem prison, a facility housing 6,500 inmates and infamous figures, his return highlights the harsh realities of Thai justice.