The Thai Criminal Court on Tuesday has issued an arrest warrant for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (pictured) on terrorism charges.
The Abhisit government has filed a terrorism charges against Thaksin accusing him of masterminding the red shirt unrest and bankrolling the red shirt protests.
The court was presented with additional documents and clips of Thaksin speaking from abroad via video link to red-shirt rallies as evidences of his links with the red shirt movement.
Pol Col Narat Savetanant, Deputy Chief of Department of Special Investigation (DSI), said after the court approved the warrant that the DSI would find out Thaksin's whereabouts. After that the Office of the Attorney General would contact the countries concerned to seek Thaksin's extradition.
The government earlier asked several countries, including the United Arab Emirates where Thaksin has stayed in Dubai, to send him to back Thailand to answer to a two-year jail sentence given by the Supreme Court in the Ratchadapisek land case, but to no avail.
Thaksin was lately reported to have be sighted in many countries, the latest being France where he was seen in Cannes during the film festival.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he believed the fact that Thaksin is now wanted on terrorism charges would make it easier for Thailand to obtain his extradition.
Thailand's terrorism law carries a capital punishment and if convicted Thaksin could be sentenced to death and executed.
The Abhisit government has filed a terrorism charges against Thaksin accusing him of masterminding the red shirt unrest and bankrolling the red shirt protests.
The court was presented with additional documents and clips of Thaksin speaking from abroad via video link to red-shirt rallies as evidences of his links with the red shirt movement.
Pol Col Narat Savetanant, Deputy Chief of Department of Special Investigation (DSI), said after the court approved the warrant that the DSI would find out Thaksin's whereabouts. After that the Office of the Attorney General would contact the countries concerned to seek Thaksin's extradition.
The government earlier asked several countries, including the United Arab Emirates where Thaksin has stayed in Dubai, to send him to back Thailand to answer to a two-year jail sentence given by the Supreme Court in the Ratchadapisek land case, but to no avail.
Thaksin was lately reported to have be sighted in many countries, the latest being France where he was seen in Cannes during the film festival.
Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva said he believed the fact that Thaksin is now wanted on terrorism charges would make it easier for Thailand to obtain his extradition.
Thailand's terrorism law carries a capital punishment and if convicted Thaksin could be sentenced to death and executed.
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