Thaksin on inmate parole list for MayThaksin Shinawatra (file photo)Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be among 500 prisoners eligible for parole when the final list is released by the end of March, according to a source at Klong Prem Central Prison. A meeting will be held this month before a list of eligible inmates is forwarded to a department-level committee, and then to a ministry-level committee ahead of final approval. Thaksin's name will be on the list, according to the source, which would lead to his release on May 11. In the meantime, details, including the locations where inmates will stay during parole, their guardians, the risks of repeat offences, and other safety considerations, are being determined as part of the parole deliberation process, the source said. Thaksin, 76, was jailed on Sept 9 last year after the Supreme Court ruled a six-month hospital stay did not count toward his jail term.

Source: Bangkok Post March 24, 2026 01:52 UTC