By AMBIKA AHUJA
The Associated Press
BANGKOK - Tensions in politically divided Thailand could flare if the government goes ahead with a proposal to strip former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of his royal decorations and police rank, a spokesman for the fugitive leader warned Wednesday.
Thaksin was ousted by a 2006 military coup after being accused of corruption, abuse of power and disrespect to the country's monarch. He fled abroad in 2008 ahead of being sentenced to two years in prison for violating a conflict of interest law.
Thailand remains politically unstable because of an ongoing struggle for power between Thaksin's supporters and opponents.
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