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By Luis Ramirez
Bangkok
08 January 2008

The wife of Thailand's ousted¹ prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, has returned to the country to face corruption³ charges after more than a year in exile. Her return to Thailand comes as Mr. Thaksin's supporters are trying to secure his own return following an election victory by his supporters last month. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Bangkok.

Thaksin Shinawatra's wife, Pojamarn Shinawatra, arrived at Bangkok airport aboard a commercial flight from Hong Kong Tuesday. Police presented her with an arrest warrant and escorted her from the airport to Thailand's Supreme⁴ Court building.

Her attorney, Noppadol Pattama, told reporters Ms. Pojamarn was later released after posting a bail⁵ of $168,000.

The attorney says Ms. Pojamarn will stay in Thailand and act in accordance to the judicial⁶ system.

She had earlier returned to the country for legal matters a month after the September 2006 coup⁷ that drove her husband from office, but left again shortly thereafter.

Since Mr. Thaksin's ouster, he and his wife have been based in Britain. He has been watching events in Thailand from Hong Kong over the past two weeks.

They both face charges relating to an allegedly corrupt² land deal, and accusations⁹ that they tried to conceal¹⁰ their assets. The couple denies the charges.

Tuesday's homecoming by Ms. Pojamarn is yet another step in a process that may see Mr. Thaksin himself make a return to the country, and the political scene - something those who ousted him hope to prevent. He has said he plans to return in the coming months once a new government is in place.

His Thai Rak Thai Party was disbanded after the military coup. His supporters regrouped mostly under the People Power Party, which won the largest number of seats in the December 23 general elections. However, they came just short of winning a majority and thus have to form a coalition¹¹ government.

The party has not been able to come up with a coalition because authorities have put at least 65 PPP winning candidates under investigation¹² for alleged⁸ election fraud. PPP officials say the accusations are part of a "dirty tricks" campaign to prevent Mr. Thaksin's supporters, and possibly the ousted leader himself, from regaining¹³ control of the government.

Analysts¹⁴ say Pojamarn Shinawatra's presence in Thailand may further galvanize Mr. Thaksin's supporters, who encouraged by their victory in the elections, have stepped up their calls for the ousted leader's return and exoneration¹⁵.

Mr. Thaksin's largest support base is among rural voters and the urban poor. His opponents are largely the military and the middle and upper classes in the cities, who loathe¹⁶ him for what they say was rampant¹⁷ corruption during his administration and for his alleged disrespect of Thailand's king.

1 ousted   

驱逐( oust的过去式和过去分词 )； 革职； 罢黜； 剥夺

参考例句：

• He was ousted as chairman. 他的主席职务被革除了。
• He may be ousted by a military takeover. 他可能在一场军事接管中被赶下台。

2 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

3 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

4 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

5 bail   

v.舀（水），保释；n.保证金，保释，保释人

参考例句：

• One of the prisoner's friends offered to bail him out.犯人的一个朋友答应保释他出来。
• She has been granted conditional bail.她被准予有条件保释。

6 judicial   

adj.司法的，法庭的，审判的，明断的，公正的

参考例句：

• He is a man with a judicial mind.他是个公正的人。
• Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father.汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

7 coup   

n.政变；突然而成功的行动

参考例句：

• The monarch was ousted by a military coup.那君主被军事政变者废黜了。
• That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

8 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

9 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

10 conceal   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽

参考例句：

• He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
• He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

11 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

12 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

13 regaining   

复得( regain的现在分词 )； 赢回； 重回； 复至某地

参考例句：

• She was regaining consciousness now, but the fear was coming with her. 现在她正在恢发她的知觉，但是恐怖也就伴随着来了。
• She said briefly, regaining her will with a click. 她干脆地答道，又马上重新振作起精神来。

14 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

15 exoneration   

n.免罪，免除

参考例句：

• Empathy for the criminal's childhood misery does not imply exoneration of the crimes he committed as an adult. 对罪犯悲惨的童年表示怜悯不等于可以免除他长大成人后所犯的罪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Exoneration or rehabilitation should be made known as widely as were the original wrong decisions. 原来在什么范围内弄错的，也应该在什么范围内宣布平反。 来自互联网

16 loathe   

v.厌恶，嫌恶

参考例句：

• I loathe the smell of burning rubber.我厌恶燃着的橡胶散发的气味。
• You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时，你会厌恶油腻的气味。

17 rampant   

adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的

参考例句：

• Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。
• You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。