Key Takeaways
- Thaksin Shinawatra, former Thai Prime Minister, is to be freed from prison after being approved for parole.
- Thaksin is serving a one-year sentence and being treated at a police hospital.
- He is one of 930 prisoners qualified for parole due to age or illness.
Bangkok: Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to be freed from prison, local media reported on Tuesday, citing Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong.
Local media reported Thaksin was on a list of 930 prisoners who were qualified and approved for parole because of age or illness. He is serving a one-year sentence and being treated at a police hospital.
