Thai court hands down verdict on former Prime Minister Thaksin

Pheu Thai supporters gather outside the criminal, on the day of a Thai criminal court’s verdict in former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s lese majeste case, also known as a royal insult case, under Section 112 of Thailand’s Criminal Code, stemming from a 2015 interview he gave while in South Korea during his long stint in self-imposed exile, in Bangkok, Thailand, August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha