Posted 12/20/2023, 1:16:00 PM
Thaksin Shinawatra Eligible for Alternative Detention Under New Thai Prison Regulation
- Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra eligible for detention outside prison under new regulation, confirms Deputy PM Somsak Thepsutin
- Thaksin meets criteria as sentence is less than 4 years and not considered public danger, says Somsak
- Regulation provides alternative detention and could help ease overcrowding, internationally accepted
- Thaksin in hospital 120 days since entering prison, justice minister must approve stay beyond this
- About 10,000 inmates could qualify under new regulation, not created just for Thaksin, says Somsak