# Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Receives Royal Pardon

- Link: https://www.thailand-business-news.com/crime/157031-former-thai-prime-minister-thaksin-receives-royal-pardon
- Published: 2024-08-18T14:48:48+07:00
- Author: Bahar Karaman

**Thaksin Shinawatra received a two-week reduced parole after a royal pardon, coinciding
with his daughter’s election as prime minister amidst Thailand’s ongoing political
struggle between dynastic and royalist factions.**

Thailand’s billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has received a royal
pardon, which shortened his parole by two weeks, according to his lawyer. This announcement
came just a day after his daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, was elected as the country’s
prime minister, marking a significant moment in their family’s political legacy.

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Thaksin has been central to a long-standing power struggle in Thailand, pitting 
the Shinawatra family against royalists and elite factions. After returning from
self-imposed exile in August 2023, he was initially sentenced to eight years for
corruption, a term later reduced to one year by King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

Following a six-month hospital detention, Thaksin was released on parole in February.
This latest royal pardon, given to several prisoners, takes effect on Sunday, further
highlighting the intertwined fates of the Shinawatra family and Thai politics.

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**Source** : [Thailand ex-PM Thaksin gets royal pardon](https://www.deccanherald.com/world/thailand-ex-pm-thaksin-gets-royal-pardon-3154350?rand=157030)