Thailand: Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra granted amnesty.

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has met the conditions of the amnesty decree published in the Imperial Gazette on June 2 and is no longer subject to house arrest until September 9.

On June 3, Thai Justice Minister Rutthapol Naowarat confirmed that former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had been exempted from serving the remainder of his sentence under a royal pardon, effective immediately.

Speaking to reporters, Rutthapol said that Thaksin met the conditions of the amnesty decree published in the Royal Gazette on June 2 and would no longer be under house arrest until September 9.

He also added that, according to the decree which took effect one day after its publication, Thaksin was immediately exempted from serving his sentence because the remaining time of his sentence was less than one year.

Mr. Thaksin was released from Klong Prem Central Prison on May 11th to serve the remaining four months of his one-year sentence under conditional release.

During this time, he was required to report monthly to the probation agency and wear an electronic monitoring device.

The removal of electronic monitoring devices must await the completion of a review by a three-member panel established by decree. This panel has a maximum of 120 days to verify eligibility for amnesty and complete the necessary procedures.

According to regulations, Mr. Thaksin must receive a certificate of completion of his sentence, a legal document confirming the lawful termination of his sentence obligations, relating to his criminal record and international travel, before going to the probation agency to have the electronic monitoring device removed.

(VNA/Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/thai-lan-cuu-thu-tuong-thaksin-shinawatra-duoc-an-xa-post1114316.vnp