PUBLISHED: 19 Aug 2024 at 05: 03
A certificate of innocence is expected to be issued to former prime ministerThaksin Shinawatrawithin 120 days, according to the Department of Corrections (DoC).
Thaksin is one of the tens of thousands of prisoners who received royal clemency on Sunday. On the occasion of His Majesty the King’s 72nd day, on July 28, the pardons were issued.
On Saturday, a royal order was made available on the website of the Royal Gazette. Thaksin’s one-year prison sentence was expected to close on Aug 31.
Sahakarn Phetnarin, director-general of the DoC, stated on Sunday that Thaksin is then a free person and that a copy of his Part 6 innocence certificate must be released in the next 120 days.
According to treatment, municipal administrators, prison leaders, judges and prosecutors will post their lists of prisoners who were awarded royal pardons to the courts, which will then challenge the certificates.
The Thon Buri Special Remand Prison Chief will be in charge of Thaksin’s situation, and he will be required to provide his information to the Thon Buri Criminal Court. He claimed that because Thaksin is not the only person who has received a royal pardon, the section may give an estimate of how long the process will take.
A certification of innocence is evidence that a person has been officially discharged and given permission to travel abroad, as per Area 67 of the Corrections Act 2017. Nearly 31, 000 prisoners will be freed, according to Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong, and 8, 000 others who are already on probation will also be completely released as a result of the imperial pardon.