BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s former premier Thaksin Shinawatra has submitted a request for a royal pardon, local media reported on Thursday, citing outgoing Justice minister Wissanu Krea-ngam.
The influential Thaksin, Thailand’s most famous politician, is currently serving an eight-year prison sentence for abuse of power and conflicts of interest after returning from 15 years of self-imposed exile last week.
(Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng, Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um; Editing by Martin Petty)
