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| Thai ex-PM accused of corruption | Thai ex-PM accused of corruption |
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| Thai prosecutors have filed corruption charges against ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. | Thai prosecutors have filed corruption charges against ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. |
| He is accused of illegally helping his wife buy government-owned land at a bargain price four years ago. | He is accused of illegally helping his wife buy government-owned land at a bargain price four years ago. |
| Mr Thaksin has been living abroad, mainly in London, since he was overthrown in a bloodless military coup last September. | |
| The former Thai leader denies any wrongdoing and has said the moves against him are politically motivated. | |
| The Supreme Court said it would decide on 10 July if it would hear the case. | |
| If it goes ahead, Mr Thaksin and his wife would reportedly be required to attend opening arguments. | |
| Land deal | |
| The BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok says that since they took power, the Thai military authorities have been under sustained public pressure to prove their accusations of corruption and abuses of power against Mr Thaksin. | |
| Now for the first time prosecutors say they have a strong enough case to file formal charges. | Now for the first time prosecutors say they have a strong enough case to file formal charges. |
| The charges relate to the purchase of a plot of land in Bangkok by Mr Thaksin's wife Pojaman, for 772m baht ($24m; £12m). | |
| The land, owned by a government agency, had earlier been valued at 2.1bn baht. | |
| Mr Thaksin is accused of illegally influencing the deal. | |
| Besides the land deal, investigations into 12 other cases are under way. | Besides the land deal, investigations into 12 other cases are under way. |
| Earlier this week, Thai police said they wanted to question Mr Thaksin over another case of alleged graft involving a property company owned by his family. | |
| There were initial reports Mr Thaksin would be required to go to a Bangkok police station, but police later said his lawyers could appear on his behalf. |