According to a report, former thai prime minister, Thakskin Shinawatra has been released on parole. Reportedly, Mr Shinawatra was arrested when he returned to Thailand following 15 years in self imposed exile. According to the report, after complaining of health problems he spent much of his time in a police hospital. Reportedly, Thailand’s king reduced his eight year sentence to one year, days after he returned to Thailand.
According to the report, Thailand’s Move forward party said in a statement, “Thailand needs a democratic system where the rule of law and justice system is applied in the same way for everyone without double standards.” Reportedly, the party won a majority of seats in the last election but were blocked from government by the senate.
According to the report, Mr Shinawatra who was charged with corruption and abuse of power was the first prime minister in Thailand’s history to lead an elected government to full term from 2001-2006. Reportedly, while in power, coups and contentious court cases intended to weaken him. According to the report, he was deposed in 2006 following a coup and left the country in 2008, living mostly in London and Dubai. Reportedly, his family’s Pheu Thai party is currently in power in Thailand.