Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra released on parole

Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra
Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra. Photo: Thaksin Shinawatra / Facebook.

Thaksin Shinawatra meets the requirements for release: he is over 70 years old, seriously ill and has served six months of his sentence. He had been convicted in absentia after leaving the country for corruption and abuse of power offenses.

Corrections officials to meet Thaksin as he leaves Police General Hospital

Thaksin Shinawatra on his Birthday.
Thaksin Shinawatra on his Birthday. Photo: Thaksin Shinawatra / Facebook.

Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be handed over to officials from the Corrections Department when he is discharged from the Police General Hospital, [Read More…]