Thai Examiner
Thaksin’s mansion and bulletproof cars on the line as court reserves decision on tax debt injunction to halt collection
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Key facts
- Thaksin battles to stop a ฿17.6 billion tax collection drive as five luxury cars and Chiang Mai land face enforcement
- Supreme Court confiscation of ฿46.37 billion followed judicial findings despite the coup-era inquiry
- Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra faces a November court showdown over ฿17.6 billion in unpaid taxes
- Thaksin seeks an injunction, citing an earlier ฿46.37 billion confiscation
- With just ฿90 million frozen in bank accounts, the Revenue Department could pursue further assets unless Thaksin secures court protection or pays up.
- On February 26, 2010, the Supreme Court ordered the confiscation of ฿46,373,687,454.70 connected with Thaksin’s Shin Corporation holdings.
Summary
### Thaksin battles to stop a ฿17.6 billion tax collection drive as five luxury cars and Chiang Mai land face enforcement. His bulletproof vehicles are at stake, while his Chan Song La mansion draws attention ahead of a crucial November court ruling.
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra faces a November court showdown over ฿17.6 billion in unpaid taxes. Five luxury cars, including two bulletproof vehicles, bank deposits and Chiang Mai land face enforcement. Meanwhile, his famous Chan Song La mansion could become a target. Thaksin seeks an injunction, citing an earlier ฿46.37 billion confiscation. However, former corruption investigator Kaewsarn Atipothi rejects his defence, citing separate Supreme Court judgments.
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra faces a critical November court ruling as Thailand’s Revenue Department pursues ฿17.6 billion in unpaid taxes. His bank accounts have been frozen, five luxury vehicles face enforcement, and land in Chiang Mai has been targeted.