Thaksin accused over Red Shirt demo
Thailand's criminal court has issued an arrest warrant against former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on terrorism charges related to the country's recent bloody protests.
Mr Thaksin, who was ousted in a 2006 military coup, is accused by the government of backing the two-month protest by the so-called Red Shirts who seized areas of central Bangkok before being overcome by army troops last week.
His lawyer, London-based Robert Amsterdam, said the government "has perverted justice through the laying of a charge that violates logic, law and any claim of hopes for reconciliation".
At least 88 people - mostly Red Shirts - died in protest-related violence.
Mr Thaksin, living in exile, is regarded as a hero by many Red Shirts.