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"The Thai Foreign Ministry said it will not revoke passports of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Potjaman until it receives court orders.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Tharit Jarungwat insisted Thursday that the passports of Mr Thaksin and Khunying Potjaman, who are facing arrest warrants for failing to appear for the first hearing in the 772-million-baht Ratchadaphisek land purchase case on Tuesday, are still valid.

Mr Tharit said the Foreign Ministry has full authority to revoke their passports, and it will do so when it receives court orders. He denied to comment whether passport revocation will force the pair to return to Thailand. He only said that the process does not yet happen so he cannot comment on the matter."

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