Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been indicted on lese majeste charges, marking the most recent development in the long-running political drama in the Southeast Asian nation
Police launched a complaint alleging that in a 2015 interview with the South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo, Thaksin broke Thailand's infamously severe royal insult statute.
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been indicted on lese majeste charges, marking the most recent development in the long-running political drama in the Southeast Asian nation, authorities in Thailand announced on Wednesday, according to CNN.