US EditionThai ex-PM Thaksin eligible for release on parole on May 9, says official
Thaksin Shinawatra will serve parole under supervision without an electronic monitoring bracelet after completing two-thirds of his one-year corruption sentence, officials said.
- On May 9, 2026, former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be eligible for parole after serving eight months of his one-year corruption sentence, with no electronic monitoring bracelet required, Mr Yutthana Nakruangsri confirmed.
- Under Thai law, parole is available after serving two-thirds of a sentence, which Thailand's Department of Corrections says Thaksin will reach on May 10.
- Prison officials said release procedures will begin between 7am and 8am, and he will be transferred to his designated sponsor's supervision location.
- Family visits and party moves frame the parole's political stakes as Paetongtarn Shinawatra visited him on Thursday and the Pheu Thai Party plans to join a coalition despite earlier defeat.
- Authorities say parole lists still need a one-two month advance submission, and Thaksin will receive a prison clearance certificate once he completes his full sentence.
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