Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is eligible for parole which may see him freed potentially without having to spend a single night in jail despite the eight-year prison handed down on him for corruption and abuse of power, according to justice authorities.
They also confirmed that Thaksin is still being treated at the Police General Hospital. They said a representative of the ombudsman met Thaksin while recently visiting the 14th floor of the hospital where he has reportedly been staying.
Thaksin ended his 15-year self-exile last August and was sentenced by the Supreme Court to eight years in jail for corruption and abuse of power. The sentence was subsequently reduced to one year by royal commutation.
Only hours after being taken to the Bangkok Remand Prison to serve his term, Thaksin was moved to the Police General Hospital for “health problems” and has remained…
