Thailand's tax fraud verdict marks 'new trend'
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The recent verdict against the wife of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra for tax evasion, as well as other cases against Mr Thaksin and his associates, marks a major new trend in Thailand in dealing with charges of high level corruption.
Thailand's auditor general, Jaruvan Maintaka, played a key role in a special investigation committee into the cases against members of the former Thaksin led government.
Presenter: Ron Corben
Speaker: Thailand's auditor general, Jaruvan Maintaka; Panitan Wattanayagorn, a political scientist at Chulalongkorn University.
