Thailand ex-PM Thaksin gets royal pardon, lawyer says
- Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra received a royal pardon, ending his parole on Sunday, according to his lawyer Winyat Chartmontri.
- This pardoning is part of a royal initiative for 7,500 prisoners with good conduct due to His Majesty the King’s recent birthday.
- A Thai-language newspaper, Matichon, reports that the royal pardon will free Thaksin from his commuted sentence related to corruption.
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Thailand's Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra To Get Royal Pardon
Thailand’s Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra who returned from self-exile last year has been slated for royal pardon, while his parole will end on Sunday. Thaksin Shinawatra’s parole had been due to end at the end of the month but will end earlier finish comes as part of a general royal pardon for 7,500 prisoners […]
Thailand’s ex-PM Thaksin gets royal pardon, says his lawyer
BANGKOK: Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is included in a royal pardon for prisoners and his parole will end on Sunday (Aug 18), his lawyer Winyat Chartmontri told Reuters on Saturday (Aug 17).
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is pardoned by the king. This is what his lawyer reports to the Reuters news agency. He was already paroled in February and should comply with those conditions for another two weeks. That period now ends tomorrow. Thaksin was ousted by the military while premiering and convicted of corruption in 2010. After that ruling, he fled to Dubai, where he stayed for years. After returning to Thailand, he was …
Thailand's billionaire ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra granted royal pardon
Thailand's billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra received a royal pardon shortening his parole by two weeks, his lawyer said on Saturday, a day after his daughter was elected premier by parliament. Thaksin has been at the heart of a two-decade power struggle between the Shinawatra family and its allies on the one hand, and, on the other, a nexus of royalists, generals and old-money families that have long wielded influence over Th
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