Thai king reduces former PM Thaksin's prison sentence to one year

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BANGKOK, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn has reduced former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's eight-year prison sentence to one year, the royal gazette said on Friday.

"Thaksin accepted his crime and showed remorse," the document said, adding the former prime minister was ill.