Thaksin, Potjaman divorce in HK
Ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra has divorced his wife in Hong Kong, his spokesman said.
Thaksin and his wife, Khunying Potjaman, who married in 1976, divorced at the Thai consul general's office in Hong Kong on Friday, according to spokesman Pongthep Thepkanjana in Bangkok.
“It’s true that he has signed the divorce papers, but the reasons behind the decision are private,” he said, declining to elaborate.
Thaksin was sentenced in absentia by a Thai court in October to two years in prison for violating a conflict of interest law while he was prime minister. He has been living in London to escape an array of corruption charges, but his British visa was revoked last week while he was traveling. Pongthep said he was not aware of Thaksin's current location.
A lawmaker from the ruling People Power's party (PPP), which is allied with Thaksin, said the former leader had left Hong Kong for Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which does not have an extradition treaty with Thailand.
One English-language publication cited a political observer as saying the divorce could have been aimed at protecting the couple's assets, which are mostly held in Khunying Potjaman's name.
The Manager Online, however, quoted a close aide to Thaksin as saying the divorce was prompted by Khunying Potjaman because “she opposed her husband's decision” to continue his fight. – Manager Online, Agencies.
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