14-02-2024, 09:08 AM
Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be paroled this coming weekend because he is old and seriously ill, Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong confirmed on Tuesday.
Thaksin, 74, met parole criteria for being aged 70 years or more, suffering serious illnesses and having served at least six months of his one-year prison term, Pol Col Tawee said.
Under the regulations, a convict is eligible for parole after serving at least one-third of his jail term or at least six months if one-third is less than six months, and the remaining term must not exceed...
On the first night of his stay at Bangkok Remand Prison, corrections doctors decided he should be transferred to Police General Hospital because of the serious nature of his illnesses. His eight-year term was subsequently reduced to one year by royal clemency.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/pol...is-weekend
Thaksin, 74, met parole criteria for being aged 70 years or more, suffering serious illnesses and having served at least six months of his one-year prison term, Pol Col Tawee said.
Under the regulations, a convict is eligible for parole after serving at least one-third of his jail term or at least six months if one-third is less than six months, and the remaining term must not exceed...
On the first night of his stay at Bangkok Remand Prison, corrections doctors decided he should be transferred to Police General Hospital because of the serious nature of his illnesses. His eight-year term was subsequently reduced to one year by royal clemency.
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/pol...is-weekend