Chuwit pardoned, released from jail
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OUTSPOKEN former MP Chuwit Kamolvisit was freed from prison Friday as one of the first batch of 30,000 inmates released under an amnesty granted to mark His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn’s accession to the throne.
Corrections Department director-general Kobkiat Kasiwiwat Friday confirmed the release of Chuwit, who began serving a jail term since late January this year for the 2003 demolition of bars and shops at Bangkok’s Sukhumvit Square night entertainment areas.
Kobkiat said that he wasn't sure how many inmates qualified for the royal pardon were released so far, as exact details of who were to be released and when would depend on the name list by each prison's committee and the court issuance of release orders.
