Walking away from 76 billion baht must have been a hard choice for Thaksin. That much money buys a lot of things, but the Man City owner decided that he couldn't get a fair shake in Thai court, proving sometimes freedom is not all about money. There is little chance the couple will be vacationing in Thailand soon.
At present Thaksin is only accused of crimes, so no extradition proceedings are binding until a guilty verdict. Still Thai authorities are not giving up on extradition from the UK, despite being a non-treaty member of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, which would have required Thaksin to stand trial in the neutral country before extradition to Thailand could be considered by the international court.
In the meanwhile the courts have requested for anyone knowing about Thaksin's hidden assets to come forward. There's a 25% reward for this information.
Snitching does pay.
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