PUBLISHED : 27 Sep 2023 at 10: 00 Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra welcomes advocates when he showedup at Don Mueang airport on Aug22 (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill) Senator Somchai Sawangkarn has validated that imprisoned previous prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be qualified for early release in February after finishing half of his 1year prison term. Mr Somchai, who chairs the Senate committee on human rights, civil liberty and customer defense, stated Thaksin can still get a decrease in prison time even however his eight-year term has currently been travelled to one year. Shortly after his return from self-imposed exile, Thaksin petitioned His Majesty the King for a royal pardon and got his sentence reduced. Citing the Department of Corrections, Mr Somchai stated prisoners needto serve one-third of their sentences to be qualified for a reduc
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