Jailed former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been ordered to pay back taxes over the sale of his telecoms firm. He is one of Thailand's richest people. BANGKOK: Thailand's Supreme Court ordered jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra on Monday (Nov 17) to pay back taxes over the sale of his telecoms firm, the judiciary said, with reports putting the sum due at around half a billion dollars. In 2006, Thaksin was dogged by corruption allegations and mired in controversy over