Thai PM says Thaksin can keep passport

AFP 23.08.2008 09:18

BANGKOK (AFP) — Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said Friday his government would not revoke ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra's diplomatic passport. Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag earlier said his ministry was in the process of invalidating Thaksin's red diplomatic passport, given to former Thai leaders, after he skipped bail and fled to Britain last week to evade graft charges.

Anti-government protesters have called for stripping Thaksin of all his travel documents.

But Samak, whose party is closely allied with Thaksin, told reporters that he had no plans to take away the billionaire tycoon's passport.

"The government has no policy to revoke Thaksin's red passport," Samak said.

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