Former Thai PM formally indicted in royal insult case - official
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's influential former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been formally indicted for allegedly insulting the monarchy, the attorney-general's office said on Tuesday.
Thaksin is expected to seek bail from a criminal court in the case that stems from a 2015 media interview.
(Reporting by Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng, Writing by Devjyot Ghoshal; Editing by John Mair)