webfact Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 King grants thousands of prisoners royal pardons By The Nation On the occasion of his coronation, His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn has granted a royal pardon tens of thousands of prisoners, who will see freedom or have their sentences shortened. The Royal Decree was issued on April 21 and published in the Royal Gazette on Friday. Among those eligible for release are leaders of the now-defunct yellow-shirt People’s Alliance for Democracy, namely Chamlong Srimuang, 83; Sondhi Limthongkul, 70; Pipob Thongchai, 72; Somkiat Pongpaibul, 68; Somsak Kosaisuk, 72; and Suriyasai Katasilam, 45. They were each sentenced to eight months in jail on February 13 after the court found them guilty of invading and damaging government property, including Government House, in the 2008 protests against then-PM Samak Sundaravej. Sondhi, however, may have to remain behind bars because he still has time to serve over other offences. The royal pardon, which aims to allow inmates the chance to turn a new leaf and become good citizens, was granted to various inmates. They included people detained for petty offences or instead of paying a fine, people doing community work rather than pay a fine, those already on parole, those with less than a year to serve, those medically certified disabled or with a serious illness such as leprosy, chronic kidney failure, cancer, HIV/AIDS or mental illness, female first-time inmates who had served at least half their sentence, those aged over 60 with less than three years to serve or those over 70, first-time inmates under 20 years old who have served at least half their sentence, and inmates exhibiting “excellent behaviour” with less than two years to serve. The royal pardon of 2019 also commuted sentences based on behaviour, type of offence and on the corrections department's regulations. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30368794 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-05-03 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooster59 Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Royal pardon for inmates takes effect By The Nation A royal decree to grant royal pardons for inmates to mark the royal coronation took effect on Saturday, Corrections Department director general Narat Sawetanan said. Narat said the department has 120 days to consider inmates to be eligible for the royal pardon. The inmates will be divided into two groups. The first group of inmates will be “early released” and the second group will see their term reduced, he said. The “early released” inmates will be those with jail terms less than one year, inmates with serous ailments and elderly inmates, Narat added. Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30368836 -- © Copyright The Nation 2019-05-04 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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