Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra acquitted in royal insult case
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A Bangkok court has acquitted former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of insulting the monarchy in a case related to an interview he gave a decade ago, highlighting the controversial use of Thailand's lese majeste law and providing relief to the Shinawatra family amid ongoing political challenges.
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