Thaksin gives Chinese NY blessing

Thaksin gives Chinese NY blessing

The fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Saturday posted in his Twitter page “Xin Zheng Ruyi Xin Nian Facai”, expressing a happy new year to all Thai-Chinese people on the occasion of the Chinese New Year.

“I ask for a permission (from Thai people) to travel to earn my living. I will visit Africa for 4-5 days and then will return to Dubai to wait to see whether I will receive justice there”, Thaksin said.

“If someone exposes a rumour that I will be in Cambodia, please don’t believe it”.

Thaksin was referring to the case that the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions will on Feb 26 rule on whether 76 billion baht of assets said to belong to him and his family should be seized.

The ex-premier complained that he was unjustly treated by the now defunct Assets Scrutiny Committee and that the power holders are trying to seize his assets.

There was an earlier rumour that Thaksin would be in Cambodia during the week that the court is to give its ruling in asset seizure case to control the red-shirts in the final battle against the government and the bureaucrats.

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