Thaksin parole to end Aug 31, says dept

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PUBLISHED: 3 Aug 2024 at 05: 24

Thaksin Shinawatra, centre, gives an interview to the media in his Chan Song La residence in Bangkok on July 26, during his 75th birthday celebrations. (Photo supplied)
Thaksin Shinawatra, heart, gives an appointment to the internet in his Chan Song La mansion in Bangkok on July 26, during his 75th birthday activities. ( Photo supplied )

The Department of Corrections ( DoC ) announced that former premier Thaksin Shinawatra would formally finish his one-year prison sentence on August 31 despite the fact that he had already been released from the Police General Hospital, where he spent his time instead of being imprisoned.

Because Thaksin’s sentence must remain counted from the moment he received a royal forgive, not the moment he was imprisoned, DoC director-general Sahakarn Petchnarin explained on Friday.

On August 31 Thaksin requested a aristocratic reprimand, which was granted on September 1. Afterwards, authorities will give him an innocent document.

After the National Human Rights Commission ( NHRC ) announced to the press yesterday that it would file a complaint about the DoC and the Police General Hospital for failing to fulfill their duties in allowing Thaksin to spend six months, Mr. Sahakarn confirmed that the DoC is ready to accept responsibility for clarifying claims that it gave the inmate special privileges.

Mr Sahakarn said the DoC not treats residents different, and there is no such favouritism.

After receiving a complaint in November asking it to look into Bangkok Remand Prison and Police General Hospital, NHRC director Wasan Paileeklee announced on Friday that the committee had begun an investigation into Thaksin’s situation.

After 15 years of self-imposed banishment, Thaksin finally arrived in the nation on August 22. He was taken to the Supreme Court that evening, where he received a three-year jail sentence. By royal mercy, that statement was afterwards reduced to a year.

Because he had neck pain, hypertension, and lower blood oxygen levels, doctors decided to transfer him to the Police General Hospital on his first day at Bangkok Remand Prison.

Within the 120-day glass until December 22, Thaksin was legally permitted to go home from prison, but the DoC granted him the right to be there. On February 18, Tacsin was granted a parole and released from the hospital. Mr. Wasan claimed he left the hospital immediately after going house.