Thailand’s Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison
Key takeaways
- Influential former prime minister released on parole after spending about eight months behind bars.
- Hundreds of people, including the 76-year-old billionaire’s family and political allies, greeted him on Monday, chanting, “We love Thakisn” as he left the Klong Prem Central Prison.
- He smiled brightly as he walked around to greet his supporters, but left without speaking to reporters.
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Influential former prime minister released on parole after spending about eight months behind bars.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra greets supporters at Klong Prem Central Prison, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 11, 2026 [Chalinee Thirasupa/ Reuters]By AFP, AP and Reuters Published On 11 May 202611 May 2026Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released from a prison in Bangkok after spending eight months of a one-year sentence there over a corruption-related charge.
Hundreds of people, including the 76-year-old billionaire’s family and political allies, greeted him on Monday, chanting, “We love Thakisn” as he left the Klong Prem Central Prison.