royal newspaper Royal Gazette It noted on 1 September that the former Thai prime minister was in poor health, and wrote that “Mr. Thaksin has accepted his blame and shown remorse.”
According to the Department of Corrections, Mr. Thaksin’s transfer to the Police General Hospital was done in accordance with the rules. Photo: Bangkok Post
Thaksin returned to Thailand last week after 15 years in exile abroad. He was sentenced to eight years in prison for three separate crimes.
According to the news agency reutersFormer Prime Minister Thaksin is one of the most influential but divisive figures in modern Thai history.
On 31 August, Mr. Thaksin applied for clemency from the Thai royal family. Sheet Royal Gazette Said Mr. Thaksin was a prime minister, did good things for the country and its people, and was loyal to the monarchy.
theo Royal GazetteMr Thaksin respects the process of the trial, pleads guilty, repents and accepts the court’s decision. He is now elderly, has multiple ailments and needs the care of a medical professional.
Thaksin is currently undergoing treatment at the Police General Hospital in Bangkok. He was shifted here at dawn on August 23, just a day after he entered the jail.
