Ex-Thai PM Thaksin Set for Parole After Eight Months in Prison

Former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra will be released on parole after serving eight months in jail, paving the way for his possible return to politics as his family’s party takes a lesser role in a new conservative-led government.

Thaksin, 76, has been approved for release on May 11, having met requirements such as serving two-thirds of his one-year sentence that began in September, the Thai Department of Corrections said in a statement.