Thailand’s foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul said yesterday he was considering returning the Thai passport of fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra.

“I am trying to determine if it was right to seize [Thaksin’s] passport. A passport is an important official document required when you travel overseas. It is not different from an identification card. Do convicts get their ID cards seized?” Surapong said.

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