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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Former Thailand PM Thaksin Shinawatra Released From Jail
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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from prison after eight months in prison.
Thaksin was sentenced to eight years in prison for abuse of power. His sentence was reduced to one year. Now he was released even earlier. Christiane Justus.
The former Thai Prime Minister, who had been serving a one-year prison sentence for corruption since September, was released on Monday 11 May, leaving a doubt about his possible return to politics.
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