Montenegro Thaksin
In this April 26, 2010 file photo, former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra waves as he walks out of a bank in Podgorica, Montenegro. A Thai c...
In this April 26, 2010 file photo, former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra waves as he walks out of a bank in Podgorica, Montenegro. A Thai court issued an arrest warrant Tuesday May 25, 2010, for the ousted prime minister on terrorism charges, accusing the fugitive former leader of fomenting two months of unrest in Bangkok that left 88 people dead. If found guilty of the charges, he could face the death penalty. (AP Photo/Risto Bozovic, File)
Montemegro Thailand Politics
Montenegro's Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic attends the opening of the annual Interpol regional European conference, in the Montenegrin seaside resor...
Montenegro's Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic attends the opening of the annual Interpol regional European conference, in the Montenegrin seaside resort of Budva, Wednesday, May 26, 2010. There were reports Tuesday that Thaksin was in the seaside resort of Budva, in Montenegro, where he has obtained Montenegrin citizenship. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Montenegro says ex-Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra won't be extradited or put to justice without valid proof or an international arrest warrant.
Thai authorities this week accused Thaksin of terrorism and charged him for his alleged role in the deadly Bangkok street protests by his supporters. The charges carry a possible death sentence.
Thaksin has acquired a Montenegrin passport and reported is staying occasionally in a seaside villa the tiny Balkan country.
Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic told The Associated Press on Thursday that Montenegro gave Thaksin citizenship partly because of his planned multimillion investments in Montenegro's tourism. Djukanovic said "we have mechanisms to correct our decisions" if need be.
