In his latest interview, former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has ruled out serving jail term, saying he will have to “stand for justice” by not accepting ‘unfair’ legal action against him.

Speaking to Thai PBS in a special interview aired Monday night, Thaksin said he was not fighting for himself but for the justice system as a whole.

“I stand for justice,” Thaksin said, using the English words in his Thai-language interview.

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