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Source: CCTV News Xinhua News Agency

reporterIt was learned on the 17th local time that according to the Thai royal pardon order issued on the same day,Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been pardoned and will be released earlyThaksin was originally scheduled to finish his sentence on August 31.

According to the Royal Pardon,About 50,000 prisoners will be released from prisons across Thailand。

Xinhua News Agency previously reported that the Thai Criminal Court issued a statement on June 18 saying that the court accepted the prosecution of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra by the Office of the Attorney General of Thailand on the same day.He was charged with suspected violations of Thailand's Criminal Code and the Computer Crime Act.The court subsequently approved Thaksin's bail application.

The Thai Criminal Court said in a statement:Thaksin's remarks during an interview with foreign media in 2015 were suspected of violating Article 112 of the Thai Criminal Code and the Computer Crimes Act. The court approved Thaksin's bail application, requiring him to pay a bail of 500,000 baht (about 98,000 yuan) and hand in his passport, and he was not allowed to leave the country without permission.

The Thai Criminal Court said it approved the application because it had reason to believe that Thaksin would not flee, tamper with evidence, commit other dangerous acts or obstruct court proceedings after being released on bail. The court plans to hear the case again on August 19.

A spokesman for Thailand's Attorney General's Office announced earlier on the 18th that Thaksin had reported to prosecutors that day and was transferred to the Criminal Court for formal prosecution.

On May 29, the Attorney General of Thailand ordered a prosecution under Article 112 of the Criminal Code for Thaksin's 2015 media interview in Seoul, South Korea, alleging that he made critical and offensive remarks involving provocations against the monarchy. The case also involved Thaksin violating the Computer Crime Act. Thaksin denied all charges.

Thaksin, 74, served as Prime Minister of Thailand from 2001 to 2006. In 2006, Thaksin's government was overthrown by a military coup. In August 2023, Thaksin ended his years of exile and returned to Thailand, where he was immediately arrested by the police. According to the ruling of the Supreme Court of Thailand, Thaksin was convicted of three charges and sentenced to eight years in prison. Due to health reasons, Thaksin was transferred to the hospital for treatment on the second day of his sentence. In September of the same year, the King of Thailand reduced Thaksin's sentence to one year. In February of this year, Thaksin was released on parole.

Born in 1986, Thaksin's daughter, Pathondan, was elected as the new Prime Minister of Thailand

According to CCTV News, on August 16 local time, the Lower House of the Thai Parliament held a meeting to vote on the candidate for prime minister.Prime Ministerial candidate and leader of the Pheu Thai Party, Bedondan Shinawatra, received the support of more than half of the members of the House of Representatives and was elected as the new prime minister.

According to the Thai constitution, a candidate for prime minister must obtain the support of more than half of the 493 current seats in the House of Representatives to be elected.Currently, the 11-party ruling coalition led by the Pheu Thai Party holds 314 seats.

On the 14th of this month, the Constitutional Court of Thailand ruled that Prime Minister Setha had violated the constitution and removed him from his post as prime minister with immediate effect. On the 15th, the ruling coalition agreed to nominate Pheu Thai Party leader Padongdan Shinawatra as the prime ministerial candidate.

Born in 1986, Pattondan is the daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and the current leader of the Pheu Thai Party. After being elected, Pattondan will become the second female prime minister in Thai history and the youngest prime minister.