This judgement comes at an inopportune moment for the Prime Minister: his family's recent tax-free sale of their stake in Shin has acted as a catalyst for the protests calling for Thaksin to resign.
この判決は首相にとって都合の悪い時に出て、シンにおける、彼の家族の、彼らの儲けになる、非課税の、最近の買い物が、タクシンの辞職を求める抗議行動のきっかけとなった。