Ex - PM Thaksin Shinawatra convicted of corruption , sentenced to jail . New rules that banned wife 's purchase of Bangkok real estate in 2003 . Thaksin , who lives in exile in France , unlikely to spend time in jail .
Ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra convicted of corruption , sentenced to jail . Court rules Thaksin facilitated wife 's purchase of Bangkok real estate in 2003 . Thaksin , who lives in exile in UK , unlikely to serve time in jail .