News Forum - Royal birthdays bring over 100,000 royal prison pardons

[Thaiger]

To celebrate two royal birthdays, His Royal Majesty King Vajiralongkorn and Her Majesty Queen Mother Sirikit, over 100,000 people in Thai prison have received some level of clemency. HM the King celebrated his 70th birthday this year on July 28 and yesterday the Queen Mother celebrated her 90th birthday. In total 103,613 incarcerated people received a royal pardon, according to the Corrections Department. Of those to receive royal pardons, 80,791 inmates were granted a reduced sentence in their prison terms, while 22,822 were given an early release and were placed on parole. The amnesty was extended to over 100,000 prisoners, […]

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[ExpatPattaya]

1 hour ago, Thaiger said:

, over 100,000 people in Thai prison have received some level of clemency.

Put them all to work in the tourism, hotel, and services industry, no other Thais seem to want to. 

You do not want to let all these people out without a job waiting would you?  

[Fanta]

His Royal Majesty is 70 years old. Royals pardons are always granted upon every 12th birthday for certain royals. So there will be another pardon in 2 years. btw: the majority of prisoners released as a result of a Royal Pardon are released because their overall sentence is reduced so their sentence is complete, not because they are granted parole nor released onto parole. Parole can take up to 6 months to be granted after 1/3 sentence served and parole application lodged.