Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand’s convicted ex-prime minister, is poised for early release from prison after the justice ministry included him in a list of prisoners eligible for suspended jail terms, the second concession granted to the ex-leader since his return from exile last year. Thaksin meets the criteria for a suspension of his remaining sentence as … Read more
BANGKOK — Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who last year returned from more than a decade of self-imposed exile to serve a prison sentence for misdeeds committed while in office, has been granted parole and could be released this weekend, the country’s justice minister announced Tuesday. Parole for Thaksin would be a symbol of … Read more
BANGKOK — State prosecutors in Thailand said Tuesday they have revived an investigation into whether former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra almost nine years ago violated the law against defaming the monarch, a crime punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Thaksin had been charged in 2016 with violating the law on royal defamation — … Read more