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SHOCKING: Thaksin faces old charge of lese majeste - What They Never Told You

Spokesman for the Office of the Attorney-General Prayut Phetcharakhun, centre, during a press conference about the request for the detention of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. (Photo supplied)

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra still faces a criminal charge of lese majeste from 2016, and the attorney-general will decide if he will be indicted, the OAG spokesman said on Tuesday.

Thaksin was alleged to have defamed the monarchy in comments made in Seoul, South Korea, on May 21, 2015.

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