FORMER Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra — REUTERS
BANGKOK — Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is set to be released from the remainder of his prison sentence under a royal pardon, the country’s justice minister told reporters on Wednesday.
Mr. Thaksin, who was released on parole last month after serving eight months in prison, had just over three months remaining on his one-year sentence, which was due to expire in September.
King Maha Vajiralongkorn granted pardons to selected prisoners to mark Queen Suthida’s birthday on June 3, the official royal gazette said late on Tuesday.
When asked whether Mr. Thaksin was among those receiving the pardon, justice minister Rutthaphon Naowarat told reporters that he was, but said there were still some administrative procedures to be completed before he is formally released and allowed to remove his electronic ankle bracelet.
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