Former Thai Key Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn has reduced former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s 8-year jail sentence to a person 12 months, the royal gazette reported on Friday.
“Thaksin acknowledged his criminal offense and confirmed remorse,” the document explained, introducing the previous primary minister was unwell.
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