Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison
- On May 11, 76-year-old former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra is set to walk out of a Bangkok prison following parole approval, returning to a transformed political landscape after serving eight months.
- The Corrections Department approved the parole after Thaksin served eight months of a 12-month corruption sentence, which was previously commuted from eight years by royal pardon.
- Improvement in his "attitude and behavior" justified the early release, though he must wear an electronic monitoring device for four months following past disputes regarding hospital-based imprisonment.
- His daughter, former prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, told reporters on Thursday they had "not discussed anything about politics," focusing only on family matters during their prison meeting.
- Loyal Red Shirt supporters have pledged to await his release, though Thaksin returns to a landscape reshaped by the Bhumjaithai Party's recent electoral victory in February.
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For over two decades, billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra had shaped Thai politics. Meanwhile, he has lost much of his influence.
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Correio da ManhãAfter leaving prison this Monday, the former Prime Minister of Thailand will have to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet during the four-month probation period.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released from a Bangkok prison after serving eight months of a year-long sentence there on a corruption-related charge. Hundreds of people, including the 76-year-old billionaire's family and political allies, greeted him on Monday, chanting "We love Thaksin" as he emerged from Klong Prem Central Prison. Thaksin remade and dominated Thai politics for a quarter of a century, but his influence …
The ex-president was to spend a year in prison and was released after eight months.
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