Thailand’s former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has flown out of Bangkok just days before a Supreme Court ruling that could see him imprisoned, deepening turmoil for his family’s political movement as parliament prepares to choose a new leader.
Police confirmed the 76-year-old billionaire boarded a private jet from Don Mueang airport on Thursday evening, around 7pm local time, saying no court orders were preventing him from leaving.
