Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:41am on 18 Feb 2024,Sunday International
Thailand's ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, convicted of corruption, is released on parole from a police hospital. The billionaire, serving a one-year sentence, returned from self-imposed exile last August. Thaksin, 74, went directly to his Bangkok mansion, not spending a night in jail due to reported health issues. Criticism arises over the handling of his case, with his original eight-year term commuted to one year by the king. Thaksin, a polarizing figure, led an elected government from 2001-06 and continues to influence Thai politics through his family's Pheu Thai party currently in power.
