Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra indicted for royal defamation

Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

Thai prosecutors have said former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be indicted for defaming the monarchy, three months after he was freed on parole on other charges.

He will not be immediately arrested after filing a postponement request on Wednesday after contracting Covid-19.