Thailand’s ex-prime minister, convicted of corruption, released on parole

By Editorial Team On Feb 19, 2024

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, center, sits in a vehicle with his daughters Paetongtarn and Pinthongta after being released on parole Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024, in Bangkok, Thailand. Thaksin was released from Police General Hospital where for the last six months he had been serving time for corruption-related offenses. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Kathmandu. Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released on parole. After his release, he went to his home in Bangkok.
Shinawatra was sentenced to one year in prison for corruption and abuse of power. Meanwhile, he was admitted to the prison hospital, from where he was released. But due to health problems, he did not have to spend even a day in jail.
The 74-year-old billionaire Shinawatra was detained in August last year after returning to Thailand after 15 years in exile. Days after his return from self-exile, the King of Thailand reduced his eight-year prison sentence to one year.
However, this concession given to him was highly criticized. The people of Thailand have said that the rich and privileged people of the country have been exempted.