BANGKOK, Aug 17 — Thai former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was included in a royal pardon for prisoners and his parole will end tomorrow, his lawyer Winyat Chartmontri told Reuters today. Thaksin’s parole had been due to end at the end of the month. The earlier finish comes as part …
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BANGKOK, June 8 ― Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said today he was ready to face charges of insulting the monarchy that mark a setback to a political heavyweight whose allies are currently in government. Advertisement The complaint, lodged by the royalist military that ousted the government of his …
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BANGKOK, Aug 30 — Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is preparing documentation to draft a request for a royal pardon, but when it would be submitted was at his discretion, his lawyer said today. Thaksin returned to Thailand in a vaunted homecoming last week after spending 15 years abroad …
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