A committee investigating claims of corruption during Mr Thaksin's era said it had ordered accounts worth 52.9bn baht ($1.63bn, £830m) to be frozen.

Mr Thaksin has been under investigation since his ousting in a coup last year.

His lawyer said the new move was politically motivated and that the ex-prime minister would challenge it.




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It may be politically motivated, but he's always been dogged by accusations of corruption, it seems wise to investigate it, and since it's being investigated stop him spending all the money before they can take it away from him.

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... I am surprised at your insolence in writing to me at all. You know, as I know, that I bought this constituency... may God's curse light upon you and may it make your women as open and as free to the excise officers as your wives and daughters have always been to me while I have represented your scoundrel corporation.
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Poor old Man City their only serious buyer is now under the political spotlight.
I see the BBC have this on their website "61-year-old, who is not a football agent, was arrested in Manchester on Wednesday by the economic crime unit."

Maybe there nothing in it.