Prayut orders probe into reduced terms

Prayut orders probe into reduced terms Pardons for graft convicts in crosshairs Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has signed a formal order to create an independent committee looking into the Department of Corrections’ criteria for selecting who will receive reduced prison terms via royal pardon. The order came after mounting criticism of the department’s controversial inclusion of convicts in high-profile corruption cases on the list of inmates who had their terms shortened courtesy of previous royal pardons. Signed by Gen Prayut on Thursday, the order endorses the appointment of an eight-memb…

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