police committee on Tuesday voted to strip former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra of his police rank.
The panel chaired by Pol Gen Chaiya Siri-ampankul, an adviser to the Royal Thai Police, agreed 5-0 to remove Thaksin's of lieutenant colonel rank.
The panel last week said there was clear evidence Thaksin is a criminal fugitive, one of the six criteria needed to strip a former police officer of his rank.