Thaksin Shinawatra: Thai court rules that ex-PM must serve one year in jail

The Supreme Court ruling is yet another blow to the influential Shinawatra political dynasty.

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The decision relates to a previous case where he was sentenced to years in prison for corruption, but ended up spending less than a day in a jail cell as he was moved to a hospital.

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that this transfer was unlawful - and that the 76-year-old would have to serve his sentence in prison.

Thaksin and his family have dominated Thai politics since he was first elected PM in 2001. His daughter Paetongtarn previously served as leader but was removed from office last month over a leaked phone call.

Shortly after the ruling was announced, Thaksin released a statement on social media stating that "even though I lose my physical freedom, I will still have freedom of thought for the benefit of my country and its people".