BANGKOK, THAILAND — The wife of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was arrested today after returning to Thailand to face corruption charges that could put her behind bars for 20 years, police said.
Police presented Potjaman Shinawatra with a warrant at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi International Airport, said police Maj. Gen. Thaweesak Toochinda.
Thaksin, who was ousted in a September 2006 military coup, saw his wife off earlier in Hong Kong. Thaksin's lawyer said Monday that the former prime minister plans to return to Thailand from self-imposed exile by mid-April.
