Good News for Prisoners in Thailand – 2nd Amnesty Announced

Some very good news for prisoners in Thailand was just announced today. After the 1st Thailand prisoner amnesty was enacted in July 2021, a 2nd amnesty has been made official to commemorate the birthday of His Majesty the King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great. This has been published in the Royal Gazette of Thailand on 05 December 2021. This is very welcome news for the many prisoners in Thailand who are eligible for the amnesty. It is estimated that over 100,000 prisoners will receive some sort of benefit from this recent amnesty. It could also mean that some prisoners in Thailand will have just received the 1st Thailand prisoner amnesty’s benefits, and will now receive a 2nd round of reductions. Thailand Bail estimates that several thousand prisoners in Thai prisons in Bangkok will have their sentences reduced or be released from prison immediately.

First Group of Prisoners Released Under New Amnesty

As Thailand Bail wrote about in the previous news post on the amnesty for prisoners in Thailand (July 2021) we can confirm that prisoners who were eligible under this amnesty are no starting to be released. For example, the first group of prisoners, including foreign prisoners and Thai prisoners, were released at the end of August as part of the first group. All prisoners in the Thai prison system must go through a 2-week training course before being released.

Amnesty for Prisoners in Thailand Announced (July 2021)

After much speculation and rumour, the latest amnesty for prisoners in Thailand has been announced. Coinciding with the birthday of His Majesty, as well as the Asahna Bucha Buddhist holiday, the official announcement has just been made, which is the subject of this Thailand Bail news article. This news will come as a relief to prisoners in Bangkok, Pattaya, Chonburi, Koh Samui, Phuket, and the rest of Thailand. The announcement

Amnesty December 2020 Announced for Prisoners in Thailand

After months of speculation, the royal amnesty was announced today 04 December 2020. Over the last few months, Thailand Bail had been hearing about the possibility of a clemency to be announced in December 2020, and it is now no longer just a rumour. Our lawyers have obtained a copy of the announcement, and we are reviewing it currently. The royal pardon, as some people refer to it as, is the 2nd one to be announced this year (2020), with the previous amnesty announced in commemoration of the birthday of His Majesty the King. This second clemency is to mark the occasion of the late His Majesty the King Rama 9, whose birthday is 05 December.