Key facts
- Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra granted royal pardon.
- Pardon granted to mark Queen Suthida's birthday.
- Thaksin served eight months of a one-year sentence for corruption and abuse of power.
- He was released on parole last month due to his age.
- Thaksin is required to wear an electronic monitoring device.
Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has met the conditions for a royal pardon, as part of a clemency measure marking the queen's birthday, the justice minister confirmed on Wednesday. Thaksin, 76, served eight months of a one-year sentence for corruption and abuse of power before he was released on parole last month due to his age. The Department of Corrections stated that the ex-leader is required to wear an electronic monitoring device as a condition of his release.