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| Thaksin's ex-wife back in Bangkok | |
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| The ex-wife of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has returned to Thailand, despite being convicted there for tax evasion. | |
| Pojaman Shinawatra arrived at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport on a flight from Hong Kong on Friday. | |
| In July, she was sentenced to three years in jail, but was released on bail and left the country with her then husband shortly afterwards. | In July, she was sentenced to three years in jail, but was released on bail and left the country with her then husband shortly afterwards. |
| Pojaman and Thaksin are reported to have divorced in Hong Kong in November. | Pojaman and Thaksin are reported to have divorced in Hong Kong in November. |
| Thaksin has also been found guilty of corruption and sentenced to two years in prison in his absence. | Thaksin has also been found guilty of corruption and sentenced to two years in prison in his absence. |
| Pojaman had appealed her conviction before leaving the country. | |
| Immigration police chief Lt Gen Chatchawal Suksomjit told the Associated Press news agency that on her return, she "cleared immigration like everyone else". | |
| Bangkok's international airport has only just reopened after a week-long blockade by anti-government protesters. | |
| The People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) protesters had camped out at the airport for eight days, virtually closing down the country's aviation links. | |
| The PAD accuses the government of being a proxy for Thaksin but they have been unable to win any election to replace him or his allies, who retain strong support from the rural poor. | |
| The government has less than a month in which to find a new prime ministerial candidate, but the protesters say they will return to the streets if they dislike the choice. |