BANGKOK THAILAND - FEBRUARY 26: Red shirt pro- Thaksin supporters react as the court announces the final verdict for former PM Thaksin Shinawatra's family on February 26, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's Supreme Court has ruled that the Shinawatra family should be stripped of more than half a contested $2.3bn fortune, which is approximately $1.4bn that was frozen after the Thaksin government was ousted in a military coup in 2006. The Thai government said that Thaksin abuse of his power allowed him and his firms benefit from the Shin Corp. mobile phone and satellite Communications Company. (Getty Images)

BANGKOK THAILAND - FEBRUARY 26: Red shirt pro- Thaksin supporters watch as former Prime Minister bows his head, speaking via a video broadcast after the court announced the final verdict for former PM Thaksin Shinawatra's family on February 26, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's Supreme Court has ruled that the Shinawatra family should be stripped of more than half a contested $2.3bn fortune, which is approximately $1.4bn that was frozen after the Thaksin government was ousted in a military coup in 2006. The Thai government said that Thaksin abuse of his power allowed him and his firms benefit from the Shin Corp. mobile phone and satellite Communications Company. (Getty Images)