Daughter of ex-Thai leader Thaksin says he is fatigued, as criticism grows of his hospitalisation
- Thaksin returned to Thailand last week after 15 years of self-imposed exile and was immediately sent to prison, but was transferred to a hospital just hours later
- It is believed that the former leader returned out of hope a friendly government would reduce his sentence, and that he may have made a deal with authorities
Corrections officials said Thaksin, 74, was considered vulnerable due to his age, chronic heart and lung conditions, high blood pressure and back problems.
My dad was happy to see me, very happy. He’s stressed and tired but he is in good spirits
Thaksin, a former police lieutenant colonel, is being treated in a private room at the Police General Hospital, where the director said he was in serious condition with heart and lung problems.
“My dad was happy to see me, very happy. He’s stressed and tired but he is in good spirits,” Paetongtarn Shinawatra told reporters at the headquarters of populist Pheu Thai party, of which she is a key member. Pheu Thai is the latest in a string of parties affiliated with Thaksin that were founded after he was removed from power and his party dissolved.
Paetongtarn said after visiting her father in hospital that he had suffered complications after contracting the coronavirus in 2020 and that she is most worried about his heart condition.
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