Thailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison

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Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released from prison on parole after serving approximately eight months of a one-year sentence. The influential politician, who was jailed on corruption-related charges, was greeted by family and supporters outside Bangkok's Klong Prem Central Prison. Thaksin, who previously served as prime minister from 2001 to 2006, returned to Thailand in 2023 after 15 years in self-exile to face charges stemming from his time in office. His sentence was commuted by the king, and he spent most of his time in detention at a hospital due to health complaints before his parole.

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Thaksin Shinawatra dominated Thai politics for a quarter-century but his influence has waned.

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Hundreds of supporters, including family and political allies, greeted Thaksin Shinawatra upon his release.

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Thaksin Shinawatra spent six months in a hospital VIP wing due to reported heart trouble and chest pains before his parole.

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Thaksin Shinawatra returned to Thailand in 2023 to face an eight-year sentence for conflicts of interest and abuse of power, which was commuted to one year by the king.

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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole after serving eight months of a one-year sentence.

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Influential former prime minister released on parole after spending about eight months behind bars.Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released from a prison in Bangkok after spending eight months of a one-year sentence there over a corruption-related charge.Hundreds of people, including the 76-year-old billionaire’s family and political allies, greeted him on Monday, chanting, “We love Thakisn” as he left the Klong Prem Central Prison.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Cambodians struggle with displaced lives amid tense ceasefire with Thailandlist 2 of 4Southeast Asia’s leaders confront fallout from Iran war at ASEAN summitlist 3 of 4Thai temples launch rockets in friendly festival rivalrylist 4 of 4Tracking the shadow fleet: How Iran evaded the US naval blockade in Hormuzend of listThaksin remade ⁠and dominated Thai politics for a quarter-century, but his influence has waned of late following his jailing and his once formidable Pheu Thai Party’s worst election performance on record ⁠earlier this year.His hair closely cropped and in a simple white shirt, Thaksin walked out of prison at about 7:40am local time (00:40 GMT) and was immediately surrounded by family members, including his daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who was sacked as prime minister by ‌a court order in August last year, weeks before his imprisonment.He smiled brightly as he walked around to greet his supporters, but left without speaking to reporters.Thaksin had served as prime minister from 2001 until a military coup toppled him in 2006, while he was abroad.After 15 years in self-exile, he returned to Thailand in 2023 to face an eight-year sentence for conflicts of interest and ⁠abuse of power relating to his time in office. That sentence ⁠had been commuted to one year by the king.But he was in prison for only a few hours following his homecoming before complaining of heart trouble and chest pains. He then spent six months in the VIP ⁠wing of a hospital until he was freed on parole.

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