Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is not yet entitled to parole, according to Corrections Department spokesman Sitthi Sutheewong today (Monday).

 

He dismissed as untrue reports that Thaksin, whose prison term was reduced from eight to one year by a royal commutation, will submit an application for parole, citing his age and serious illness.

 

While Thaksin may fit the profile of those who can apply for parole, he must remain incarcerated for at least one-third of his jail term or at least six months (whichever is the longer), as required by the rules.

 

Thaksin is currently only in the first month of his jail time, Suthee said. “One third of his one-year prison time is four months, but the rules state that the time served has to be at least six months. So, Thaksin has to serve five more months before being entitled to apply for parole.”

 

If granted parole, Thaksin is expected to be a free man again next February, Suthee said.

Full story: Thai PBS 2023-09-18

 

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And the Thaksin charade continues .....   this place is one big joke

11 minutes ago, steven100 said:

And the Thaksin charade continues .....   this place is one big joke

You not  like comedy?

Hey! Why release the hostage?

They've gotta make sure PT don't do any fancy stuff like making constitutional reform a priority.

I suggest the following: If he is sick, he should stay in the hospital.

But obviously the hospital is not jail. So, the sick days should not count as days in jail.

If he is healthy enough again then he should go to jail and then they can start counting how much time he spends in jail.

It's hospital or jail. One or the other, make up your mind.

Until very recently October was being mooted as a possible release time.

Now these weasle-words from one of the crew.

Did they get cold-feet at the thought of a real chance of a violent reaction to his early release?

Does it  really  matter  any more? He is here. The sky has not  fallen. 

Look to see what the distraction is about  !

More likely a jam roll as parole is absurd after serving 8 hours is it not ????

 

 

geez, this guy has enough coin to afford Vanta Black hair dye. It's blacker than black.

 

 

 

 

Take away his Aircon.

2 hours ago, DaddyWarbucks said:

Until very recently October was being mooted as a possible release time.

Now these weasle-words from one of the crew.

Did they get cold-feet at the thought of a real chance of a violent reaction to his early release?

 

2 hours ago, bannork said:

Hey! Why release the hostage?

They've gotta make sure PT don't do any fancy stuff like making constitutional reform a priority.

I think @bannork was a bit closer to the mark.

 

I doubt that they care in the slightest how incongruously go comfortable the conditions in which he is kept, it is the keeping him which matters.

3 hours ago, steven100 said:

And the Thaksin charade continues .....   this place is one big joke

Well, you can always lick boots. 

This will soon be walked back, just like Wissanu's statement that prisoners would no longer get Royal pardons until they have served a third of their sentences last year.  Then he turns around and says Thaksin will be eligible immediately and visits him in prison during the few hours he is there. 

Give it another month.

Thaksin Could Possibly Be Freed On Parole After 6 Months In Jail
By Thai Newsroom Reporters

 

Photo: Thai Rath

 

DE FACTO PHEU THAI BOSS Thaksin Shinawatra could possibly be released on parole despite a one-year jail sentence on condition that he has served at least six months behind bars, a government official said today (Sep.18).

 

Corrections Department spokesman Sitthi Sutheewong confirmed that the deposed prime minister who had been earlier sentenced in absentia to eight years in jail and then given royal pardon to have it curtailed to only one year could not ask for an immediate release on parole until he has practically served a minimum of six months in jail as provided by law.

 

Releases on parole may be granted for inmates who are either over 70 years old or have critical illnesses after they have served one-third of their jail sentence whilst the 74-year-old “sickly” Thaksin could apparently fall into both categories, according to the department’s spokesman.

 

Full story: THAI NEWSROOM 2023-09-19

 

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No point at all in keeping him in hospital or prison ! I’m just waiting to see what happens once he’s out. 
Exciting times ! 

well that could take a very long time since he hasn't yet seen 1hr inside a jail cell in almost 3 weeks

This guy will never go to prison for me years to one year in luxury suite in Hospital next thing to be a rich kid in a Ferrari, who kills a cop and live in the high life in other countries. Oh, wait, that already happened here, TIT

I'll bet they are racking their brains on how to get him out immediately without provoking any public backlash! Fun to watch!

2 hours ago, geisha said:

No point at all in keeping him in hospital or prison ! I’m just waiting to see what happens once he’s out. 
Exciting times ! 

Yes indeed. Will he be left alone or will they continue to hound him. Seems like he is a marked man somehow. 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

six months behind bars

???? The only bar he will see is made of chocolate.

Reaks of corruption...!

 

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is not yet entitled to parole, according to Corrections Department spokesman Sitthi Sutheewong today (Monday).

He'll buy that next month.

41 minutes ago, Edwin Cameron said:

Reaks of corruption...!

 

They love that smell, reeks of..............................profit! 

I suggest Mr. Thaksin is a few stuffed brown envelopes shy of an early parole...I presume he will rectify the situation promptly.

But he is not serving time in jail whatsoever,,,, where are we at, a couple of hours only before being moved?

11 hours ago, steven100 said:

And the Thaksin charade continues .....   this place is one big joke

Well it is after all , the land of smiles ????

 

11 hours ago, steven100 said:

And the Thaksin charade continues .....   this place is one big joke

 

You’ve got to remember that this PM has no real power to have him released. He is in a very weak position by virtue of the this bastardised coalition of political parties which placed him in the job. 
I believe Thaksin will be kept in “custody” until the real powers to be allow him back into the general public. 

2 hours ago, geisha said:

No point at all in keeping him in hospital or prison ! I’m just waiting to see what happens once he’s out. 
Exciting times ! 

Yes. He is running the country.

When he gets out nothing will happen.

Thai people are apethetic.????????

You do not understand Thaism