The lawyer of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced that his client has been included in the Royal Pardon list and will officially complete his prison term on August 18.
Thaksin Shinawatra's lawyer made the confirmation after the Thai royal family announced that some prisoners would be pardoned to mark King Maha Vajiralongkorn's 72nd birthday last month. The former Thai prime minister was among 7,500 prisoners who had shown good behavior and were pardoned on the occasion. As a result, the former Thai prime minister will complete his prison term two weeks ahead of his release date.
The news came just a day after Thaksin's daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, was elected by the Thai parliament as the new prime minister. Thaksin, 75, returned to Thailand in August last year after 15 years in exile. Upon his return, he was sentenced to eight years in prison for abuse of power and conflict of interest. However, the sentence was reduced to one year under a royal pardon at the time. Thaksin was released early in February due to his age and health and had served half of his sentence.
MINH CHAU
Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/thai-lan-cuu-thu-tuong-thaksin-shinawatra-man-han-tu-post754590.html
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