Thai ex-PM freed on parole after 15 yrs in exile, 6 months of detention
Sunday, 18 February 2024 Thaksin Shinawatra, former Thai PM, released on parole after 6 months. Fled 15 years ago after a coup. Accused of abuse of power, he was in a luxury hospital wing. Thaksin returned at dawn in tinted-windowed vehicles, accompanied by his youngest daughter, leader of the ruling Pheu Thai party.
Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand’s convicted ex-prime minister, was freed from detention on Sunday after being granted special parole due to his old age and illness. He was released six months before the end of his shortened jail term. Patpicha Tanakasempipat reports on Bloomberg Television.
Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra returns home after six months in a police hospital, released on parole. His one-year graft sentence, reduced from eight, sparks speculation of political deals...
Former Thai Prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who returned to Thailand after 15 years in self-exile, is set to be released from hospital on Sunday, following... IndiaTimes