Thailand ex-PM Thaksin gets royal pardon, parole ends Sunday, lawyer says
Thai former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was included in a royal pardon for prisoners and his parole will end on Sunday, his lawyer Winyat Chartmontri said Saturday.
Thaksin’s parole had been due to end at the end of the month. The earlier finish comes as part of a general royal pardon for prisoners with good conduct on the occasion of King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s birthday last month.
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