Former Thai Premier Thaksin Submits Petition for Royal Pardon
Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at Don Mueang airport after returning from self-exile in Bangkok, Thailand, on Aug. 22.
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Former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra has submitted a petition seeking a royal pardon from King Maha Vajiralongkorn for eight years of jail term that he was handed down when he returned to the country from a 15-year self-imposed exile.
The plea by Thaksin, 74, has been received by the government, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-Ngam said on Thursday. The government will consider the petition before passing it on for the king’s consideration, he said.