Thaksin Cleared! Passes Sentence Suspension Committee, No Electronic Monitoring Required, Set to Be Released May 11
Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra has been approved for conditional release on May 11 after passing a Justice Ministry review, exempting him from electronic monitoring due to his age and health conditions.
Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has successfully passed the Justice Ministry's sentence suspension committee review and is cleared for conditional release on May 11 without an electronic monitoring bracelet due to his age exceeding 70 years and chronic health conditions. At a 9 a.m. meeting on April 29, 2025, at the Justice Ministry, the sentence suspension committee chaired by Deputy Permanent Secretary Tharinee Saengswang approved Thaksin's case after more than three hours of deliberation. Thaksin, who has been held at Klongprem Central Prison since September 9, 2024, has served 7 months and 20 days of his sentence, with only 12 days remaining before he completes two-thirds of his one-year sentence. The committee's decision will be forwarded to Klongprem Central Prison, and Thaksin will be released on May 11, 2025, to serve the remaining four months under probation supervision.
