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Xinhua News Agency, Bangkok, August 17 (Reporter Chen Qianci Lin Hao) The Thai government's gazette website published a royal decree on the 17th, announcing that three categories of prisoners would be pardoned on the occasion of the king's 72nd birthday, which will take effect on August 18. Win Ya, the lawyer of former Prime Minister Thaksin, later confirmed that Thaksin, who is currently on parole, is among the pardoned.

"Thaksin is one of those who have been pardoned in accordance with Article 3 and Article 6, paragraph 3 listed in the decree." Win Ya said on his personal social media account that according to relevant procedures, Thaksin will receive a release certificate from the prison.

According to multiple Thai media reports, the caretaker Minister of Justice Thawit confirmed the news that Thaksin's sentence, which was originally scheduled to end at the end of this month, will end early. According to Thawit's initial understanding, the pardon involves about 30,000 people.

Thaksin 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.