Former Thai PM Thaksin Released on Parole
The parole follows a one-year corruption sentence and leaves him on probation with an electronic ankle monitor, officials said.
- On May 11, 76-year-old former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra is set to walk out of a Bangkok prison following parole approval, returning to a transformed political landscape after serving eight months.
- The Corrections Department approved the parole after Thaksin served eight months of a 12-month corruption sentence, which was previously commuted from eight years by royal pardon.
- Improvement in his "attitude and behavior" justified the early release, though he must wear an electronic monitoring device for four months following past disputes regarding hospital-based imprisonment.
- His daughter, former prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, told reporters on Thursday they had "not discussed anything about politics," focusing only on family matters during their prison meeting.
- Loyal Red Shirt supporters have pledged to await his release, though Thaksin returns to a landscape reshaped by the Bhumjaithai Party's recent electoral victory in February.
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