Thaksin’s first night in jail passes smoothly with no illness reported
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On Sept 10, Thaksin Shinawatra’s eldest daughter Pintongta Kunakornwong Shinawatra posted a photo on Instagram kissing his cheek.
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BANGKOK – Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra spent his first night in jail
He was taken to the prison at 5.10pm local time (6.10pm in Singapore) on Sept 9 after the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Persons Holding Political Positions ruled in the morning that he must serve a one-year term.
Thaksin returned to Thailand on Aug 22, 2023, and was taken to Bangkok Remand Prison to begin serving his eight-year sentence for three corruption convictions.
He was removed from the prison the same night due to what was cited as a critical illness. He remained at the Police General Hospital for six months before he was released on parole.
During his stay, he received royal clemency, which commuted his sentence from eight years to one year.
On Sept 9, the court ruled that Thaksin had faked his illness, requiring him to restart his one-year jail term from the beginning, while the six-month parole was deemed unlawful.
On Sept 10, his eldest daughter Pintongta Kunakornwong Shinawatra posted a photo on Instagram kissing his cheek. She wrote that Thaksin would remain her hero, no matter what others said.
She praised her father as a brave leader who always sacrificed himself for the country.
She added that the Shinawatra family understood what had happened and would stand by him to survive these difficult times together.
She thanked the family’s supporters, noting that their moral support would make the family stronger. She concluded her post with the hashtag #Yourdaughterwillalwaysremainstrong. THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
