Democrats push for parole reforms

Thaksin case leads to call for choices to be put in hands of independent body and courts PUBLISHED : 21 Feb 2024 at 20: 12 A guard stands at the gate of Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok. (Photo: Pornprom Satrabhaya) The opposition Democrat Party strategies to propose a expense intended at changing the 2017 Corrections Act to shift the task of authorizing jail sentence decreases and parole to an independent committee and the court. Authority to do so is presently held by a parole committee from the Department of Corrections and the Ministry of Justice. The federalgovernment cannot reject its participation in the questionable choice to grant parole to previous prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, which has activated a argument over whether he wasworthyof early release, Democrat list-MP Jurin Laksanawisit stated on Wednesday. Thaksin, who neverever invested a single night behind bars, was amongst 930 detainees authorized for parole thi
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