Posted 2/13/2024, 6:06:55 AM
Thailand to Free Jailed Ex-PM Thaksin on Parole After Abuse of Power Sentence
- Thaksin Shinawatra, Thailand's former Prime Minister, is set to be freed from jail on parole
- He was originally sentenced to 8 years for abuse of power, later reduced to 1 year by a royal pardon
- The current PM says Thaksin will be a "normal citizen" after his release, expected after February 17
- Thaksin was elected PM in 2001 and 2005 but ousted in a 2006 military coup and later convicted
- The current PM is from a party led by Thaksin's daughter and says he could advise her on governing