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Thaksin called snap elections that were boycotted by the opposition and invalidated by the Constitutional Court. Thaksin has since lived in self-imposed exile except for a brief visit to Thailand in 2008. He was sentenced in absentia to two years in jail for abuse of power. Thaksin was overthrown in a military coup on 19 September 2006. His party was outlawed and he was barred from political activity. From abroad he has continued to influence Thai politics, through the People’s Power Party that ruled in 2008, and its successor organisation Pheu Thai Party, as well as the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship or “Red Shirt” movement.
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Thaksin tearfully told the Constitutional Court that it was an honest mistake before the Court acquitted him on the charges. There was also a controversy over whether there was any hidden tax evasion when Thaksin and Potjaman transferred their Shin Corporation shares to their children. Panthongtae and Pinthongta Shinawatra were accused of being nominees of their parents. The transfer of shares from Thaksin and Potjaman to Parnthongtae was claimed to have been a sham, since there was no actual transfer of money.
In April 1986, he founded Advanced Info Service (AIS), which started as a computer rental business. In 1989, he launched IBC, a cable television company. In 1987 Thaksin resigned from the police. He then marketed a romance drama called Baan Sai Thong, which became a popular success in theatres. In 1988, he joined Pacific Telesis to operate and market the PacLink pager service, a modest success, though Thaksin later sold his shares to establish his own paging company.
