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Confirmed: Thaksin Requests Royal Pardon After 1-Year Sentence

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Confirmed: Thaksin Requests Royal Pardon After 1-Year Sentence

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has formally petitioned for a royal pardon following his one-year prison sentence, his lawyer confirms. The sentence is tied to longstanding corruption and abuse-of-power convictions, originally handed down as eight years but later commuted by royal decree. Thaksin returned to Thailand in 2023 after 15 years in exile, and much of his sentence was never served due to health and hospital transfer claims — which the court later deemed improper. His pardon request is viewed as within legal rights but politically sensitive given his continuing influence. The development deepens scrutiny over the balance between legal process and elite power dynamics in Thai politics.

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