Former Thai PM Shinawatra requests pardon from jail term
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Published: Sep 01, 2023, 03:55 IST | Updated: Sep 01, 2023, 03:55 IST
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Thailand's jailed former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has requested a royal pardon. The announcement comes as rumours of a backroom deal for clemency swell about the 74-year-old billionaire who was twice elected as prime minister.
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