A doormat depicting former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojaman in BangkokSaturday, November 15, 2008
BANGKOK (AFP) — Ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife of 32 years have divorced, his spokesman said Saturday.
Thai newspapers reported that the divorce was finalised at the Thai consulate in Hong Kong on Friday, but Thaksin's spokesman Phongthep Thepkanjana said he could not confirm details.
"I have had it confirmed by a credible person in his team that Thaksin and Pojaman have divorced. But I have no details," Phongthep told AFP.
There was no immediate comment from the Thai consulate.
Thaksin, 59, and Pojaman, 51, have been living in exile to avoid jail sentences in their homeland and last week had their British visas cancelled.
Thaksin was toppled in a military coup in 2006.
A source close to Thaksin's family in Thailand confirmed the report but said that it would be a "divorce on paper" for practical or economic reasons.
"Thaksin and his wife remain very close and they are even closer since their problems began in Thailand," the source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Thai newspapers reported that the divorce was finalised at the Thai consulate in Hong Kong on Friday, but Thaksin's spokesman Phongthep Thepkanjana said he could not confirm details.
"I have had it confirmed by a credible person in his team that Thaksin and Pojaman have divorced. But I have no details," Phongthep told AFP.
There was no immediate comment from the Thai consulate.
Thaksin, 59, and Pojaman, 51, have been living in exile to avoid jail sentences in their homeland and last week had their British visas cancelled.
Thaksin was toppled in a military coup in 2006.
A source close to Thaksin's family in Thailand confirmed the report but said that it would be a "divorce on paper" for practical or economic reasons.
"Thaksin and his wife remain very close and they are even closer since their problems began in Thailand," the source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
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