Thailand's Supreme Court has issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife after the couple skipped bail.
They were due to appear in a Bangkok court on Monday, but Thaksin issued a statement saying he and his wife were travelling to Britain, because they could not receive a fair trial in Thailand. He blamed political opponents for interfering in the legal system. Thaksin has been indicted on a number of fraud charges since he was ousted in a coup in 2006. He has spent most of his time since then living in exile in London.
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