How hourable should an honourable chairman be?

Groucho



Joined: 26/04/2008
Posts: 7993

Message Posted:
21/10/2008 14:37

Exiled Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been found guilty of corruption and sentenced to two years in prison by the Thai Supreme Court.



In a landmark ruling, he was found to have violated conflict of interest rules in helping his wife buy land from a state agency at a knock-down price.



The couple fled to the UK in August, saying they would not get a fair trial.



The decision comes amid growing tension between the former leader's supporters and his opponents.



The ruling is the first in a string of stalled and slow-moving cases against Thaksin, former owner and now honorary chairman of Manchester City Football Club, launched in the wake of the 2006 military coup.



Pike will give us the TRNC spin on it?

ilovecyprus


Joined: 08/05/2007
Posts: 2880

Message Posted:
21/10/2008 15:14

wonder if he will able to get sky sports in prison?

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
21/10/2008 15:27

wonder if he will able to get sky sports in prison?



Of course he will, and his conjugal rights no doubt!

elko2



Joined: 24/07/2007
Posts: 4400

Message Posted:
21/10/2008 15:34

Now now Groucho, you spoiled it. Now he may change his mind and go quiet but not for long, he will find something. When he is proved wrong he never bothers to admit it, just goes quiet.

ismet

ilovecyprus


Joined: 08/05/2007
Posts: 2880

Message Posted:
21/10/2008 15:35

he will probably get sky plus one (or whatever they call it) so he can tape the games should it be out sunning it



mind you if they put him in with the general populas then he is going to struggle. The Thais don't take an s..t

PtePike



Joined: 20/05/2008
Posts: 2334

Message Posted:
21/10/2008 18:51

Groucho: "Exiled Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been found guilty of corruption and sentenced to two years in prison by the Thai Supreme Court.

In a landmark ruling, he was found to have violated conflict of interest rules in helping his wife buy land from a state agency at a knock-down price. The couple fled to the UK in August, saying they would not get a fair trial. The decision comes amid growing tension between the former leader's supporters and his opponents. The ruling is the first in a string of stalled and slow-moving cases against Thaksin, former owner and now honorary chairman of Manchester City Football Club, launched in the wake of the 2006 military coup.



Pike will give us the TRNC spin on it?





Corrupt politicians? Illegal property deals? Bail jumping criminal fugitives claiming they can't get a fair trial in the UK? What possible link with TRNC am I missing here, Groucho, seeing as you brought the subject up? Elko seems to know something...