Mr Deripaska denied the allegations and even went to court to seek to remove the video Vashukevich posted in which he discusses US-Russia ties with a senior Russian government official. Mr Deripaska is close to Mr Putin and also had a working relationship with Paul Manafort, Mr Trump's former campaign manager. A spokeswoman for Mr Deripaska had no immediate comment Friday on Vashukevich's new allegations. Russian publications The Bell and Proyekt last year pointed to another high-profile visitor who Vashukevich caught on tape spending time with Mr Deripaska. "I don't want to have to have to compare the Russian prison to the Thai prison.

Source: Bangkok Post February 02, 2019 06:45 UTC