Former PM of Thailand Thaksin returned to his homeland after 15 years, sentenced to 8 years in prison by the Supreme Court

Thailand's Supreme Court sentenced the country's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to eight years in prison. Thaksin Shinawatra returned home on Tuesday (22 August) after years of self-exile abroad. Thaksin made a brief public appearance at Bangkok International Airport on Tuesday morning to greet supporters and the media after arriving on a private jet with his family.

The Supreme Court found Thaksin guilty of three separate counts of abuse of power and malfeasance. Apart from this, he has illegally ordered a public sector bank to issue foreign loans and illegally held 'shares' through his nominees. Thaksin was first taken to the Supreme Court as soon as he returned home on Tuesday.