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Jail only option for ex-Thai PM Yingluck
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 08/01/2025
» Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra won't be eligible to be detained outside of prison if she returns to the country as she has yet to meet new criteria for the soon-to-come alternative prison detention programme, said Justice Minister Tawee Sodsong on Tuesday.
Boonsong release stirs flap
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/12/2024
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra denied speculation that the release on parole of former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom, who was convicted of corruption in an earlier rice-pledging scheme, would pave the way for the possible return of fugitive ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra.
Rule change 'not for Thaksin's benefit'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 09/06/2023
» The Department of Corrections is insisting that the latest changes to the Detention Procedures Code in the Criminal Code were not intended to pave the way for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra to serve his sentence outside of prison should he return to Thailand.
Amnesty bill bids must wait
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/01/2023
» Parties may propose a bill seeking to grant amnesty to convicts in politically related cases, but talks on the matter can only take place after the formation of a new parliament, according to Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.
New rule on royal pardon put in place
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 14/04/2022
» A new rule will make it harder for prisoners to seek a reduction of their jail terms through royal pardons, according to the Corrections Department.
Jail-term reduction rules set
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 09/04/2022
» The Justice Ministry has revised the criteria for who is eligible to receive reduced prison terms by royal pardon.
PM tells ministry to act on pardon advice
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/01/2022
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed the Justice Ministry to act on recommendations from an independent committee probing controversial efforts to reduce jail terms for those convicted in corruption cases.
Wissanu defends court decision on Thamanat
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 07/05/2021
» The controversy surrounding the qualifications of key Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) figure Thamanat Prompow, also deputy minister for agriculture and cooperatives, has been put to rest following the Constitutional Court's ruling on the matter, said Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.