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Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison
Item 1 of 5 Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra reacts following his release on parole after serving eight months of his one-year sentence at Klong Prem Central Prison, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 11, 2026. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha[1/5]Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra reacts following his release on parole after serving eight months of his one-year sentence at Klong Prem Central Prison, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 11,... Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab Read moreSummaryThaksin says he is relieved to be free againPolarising billionaire has loomed over politics for 25 yearsShinawatra family's party in decline after decades of dominanceThaksin should be cautious with any political forays, analyst saysBANGKOK, May 11 (Reuters) - Thailand's billionaire former premier Thaksin Shinawatra was released from jail on parole and met by cheering crowds on Monday, eight months after a court ordered him to do the prison time he tried to dodge with a prolonged stay in hospital.The 76-year-old tycoon remade and dominated Thai politics for a quarter-century, but his influence has waned of late following his jailing and his once formidable Pheu Thai Party's worst election performance on record earlier this year. Sign up here.As he exited Bangkok's Klong Prem prison with hair closely cropped and wearing a loose white shirt, a smiling Thaksin hugged family members, including daughter and protégé, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, who a court sacked as prime minister last August, 10 days before his incarceration.Hundreds of supporters, many wearing his party's signature red colour, who had gathered to greet him on his release chanted: "We love Thaksin".Asked by a reporter how he felt, Thaksin raised his hands above his head and said he was "relieved"."I went to hibernate. I can't remember anything now," he said.DRAMATIC HOMECOMING FROM EXILEAfter 15 years in self-exile, Thaksin came back to Thailand in 2023 to serve an eight-year sentence for conflicts of interest and abuse of power while prime minister from 2001-2006, returning on the same day a party ally was elected premier by parliament.But without spending a single night in prison, he was transferred to the VIP wing of a hospital complaining of heart trouble and chest pains. His sentence was later commuted to one year by the king and Thaksin stayed in hospital for six months before being paroled.The Supreme Court, however, ruled he and his doctors had dragged-out his hospital stay with minor ...
Thailand's Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison after 8 ...
Turbulent ThailandFormer prime minister granted parole, will serve remainder of sentence at homeFormer Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, right, greets his daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra, also an ex-prime minister, following his release from a Bangkok prison on May 11. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)APORNRATH PHOONPHONGPHIPHATMay 11, 2026 10:24 JSTUpdated on May 11, 2026 12:54 JSTBANGKOK -- Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from prison on Monday after being granted parole last month and will serve the remaining months of his one-year sentence at home.
Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison on parole
Thailand 's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose 21st-century political odyssey sharply divided Thai society for decades, was released from a Bangkok prison on Monday after serving ...
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison
4 hours ago ... Thailand's influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from prison on May 11, after about eight months behind bars following a court ...
