Thailand’s king has reduced former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's prison term from eight years to one after Thaksin's return to the country.
Election results in Thailand show that voters have overwhelmingly opted for change after nine years under a former general who took power in a coup.Thailand’s traditional royalist ruling class felt threatened by his popularity. His ouster set off years of sometimes-violent confrontations between his supporters and opponents. Political parties with his backing, but were forced from power several times by the courts and the army, both bulwarks of royalism.
He returned to Thailand last week and was immediately sent to prison, but was quickly transferred to a state hospital because of what was described as his frail health. The prison said Thaksin had high blood pressure and low oxygen, could not sleep well and felt tightness in his chest. It is widely believed that Thaksin returned out of hope for a reduced sentence from a friendly new government and that he may have made a deal with authorities. Hours after Thaksin’s return, Srettha Thavisin of the Pheu Thai party, which is affiliated with Thaksin, won enough votes in parliament to become prime minister, ending more than three months of
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