Thaksin to visit US to testify against Thai govt

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will visit Washington DC in the middle of the month to testify against the Thai government with a US parliamentary commission on human rights, his legal advisor said Monday.

Noppadon Pattama said Thaksin was invited to testify to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) over the crackdowns on red-shirt protesters in May and April.

Noppadon said the CSCE has sent an invitation letter to Thaksin a few days ago and Thaksin has accepted the invitation.

The Nation

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