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.

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Somsak Kosaisuuk (with Sondhi Limthongkul and Somkiet Pongpaibul) in People's Alliance for Democracy protest to oust Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006
Somsak Kosaisuuk (with Sondhi Limthongkul and Somkiet Pongpaibul) in People's Alliance for Democracy protest to oust Thaksin Shinawatra in 2006. Photo: exceedcharge.

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