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Managua (Reuters) - Ousted Thai
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is a
"special ambassador" for Nicaragua and holds
a diplomatic passport issued by the Central
American country, the government said on
Wednesday.
Thaksin received the passport after a
February meeting with Nicaraguan President
Daniel Ortega, the Nicaraguan government
said in a press release.
The Thai government stripped Thaksin of his
passport this week, accusing him of
instigating violent protests that forced the
cancellation of an Asian summit.
Thaksin has lived in self-imposed exile to
avoid a two-year jail sentence on corruption
and abuse of power charges after being
deposed by a coup in 2006. It is unknown
where he is now living.
Ortega appointed him to the post to help
attract investment to the impoverished
nation, the government said.
Protesters loyal to Thaksin surrendered on
Tuesday after besieging Government House in
the capital, Bangkok, for more than two
weeks in a bid to force new elections. Two
people were killed in the unrest.
(Reporting
by Ivan Castro; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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