theo south china morning postFlight data showed that the private jet of the 73-year-old former prime minister and billionaire landed shortly after 9am.
Local media confirmed that Mr. Thaksin got off the plane. He bowed to a portrait of the King of Thailand and shook hands with supporters.
A source said the former prime minister would arrive at the VIP landing pad aboard his latest aircraft, a Gulfstream jet.
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was present at the airport – Photo: THAI NEWS REPORTS
Earlier, Thai national police commander Damrongsak Kitiprapas said police units had prepared security measures for Mr Thaksin as soon as he arrived at the airport.
sheet wise Bangkok Post On 22 August, after completing the authentication procedures, Mr. Thaksin will be taken to the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Department No. 2 to record his return to the country.
Mr Thaksin will then be taken to the Supreme Court’s criminal division for political holders to confirm he is a wanted person by court order.
Supporters were waiting for Thaksin at Don Mueang airport on the morning of 22 August. Photo: Bangkok Post
Thaksin is expected to appear at the Criminal Division of the Supreme Court at around 10:30 a.m. on 22 August, said Sorawis Limparangsi, a spokesman for the Thai Justice Office.
The court will issue a detention order for Mr. Thaksin. According to Thai National Police Chief Damrongsak Kitiprapas, the Thai Department of Corrections will transfer him to a remand Bangkok prison pending further legal proceedings.
Mr Thaksin was ousted in a military coup in 2006 and left Thailand in 2008. He was sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison by the Supreme Court of Thailand in three separate cases.
