Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra receives royal pardon as daughter replaces him
Thailand’s billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra received a royal pardon on Saturday, shortening his parole by two weeks.
This came a day after his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra was elected as the new prime minister of Thailand.
Thaksin’s lawyer said he was among the prisoners granted amnesty to mark the Thai king’s birthday.
Thaksin’s parole, which began in February, was originally set to end at the end of this month, but with the royal pardon, he will be a free man from Sunday, August 18.
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