Thaksin faces royal defamation trial in key test for Shinawatra political dynasty
[ad_1] BANGKOK, July 16 —Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to testify in court on today seeking to defend himself against royal defamation charges in a watershed case for his faltering political dynasty. Thaksin faces up to 15 years in prison if he is convicted in the closed-door trial in Bangkok, where he stands…