Thai King reduces ex-PM Thaksin's sentence to 1 year
Source: Deutsche-Welle
Thai King reduces ex-PM Thaksin's sentence to 1 year
September 1, 2023
Former Prime Minister Thaksin returned to Thailand last month, after some 15 years in self-imposed exile. He was arrested and sentenced to eight years in prison shortly afterward.
Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn reduced on Friday the prison sentence of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra from eight years to one.
On Thursday, Thaksin requested a royal pardon. The request would have had to be submitted to the justice minister, before the prime minister considers it and then the king ratifies it.
Thaksin "was a prime minister, has done good for the country and people and is loyal to the monarchy," the royal gazette said on Friday, announcing the pardon.
"He respected the process, admitted his guilt, repented, accepted court verdicts. Right now he is old, has illness that need caring from medical professional," it read.
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