Controversy Swirls Around Ex-PM Thaksin's Hospital Stay During Prison Sentence
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Thaksin is serving a prison sentence but has been allowed to stay at the Police General Hospital's premium ward for medical treatment since August 22nd.
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The Prime Minister defended the hospital and corrections department's handling of Thaksin's case as following regulations.
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A House committee plans to visit Thaksin on January 12th to verify if he is truly at the hospital and ill enough to justify his stay.
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An MFP MP said Thaksin deserves fair treatment but not special privileges compared to other prisoners.
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Thaksin's lawyer threatened lawsuits against those seeking to expose his medical information, a common tactic to silence critics according to a former prisoner.