Overview
- Corrections officials transferred the 76-year-old former prime minister to Bangkok’s Klong Prem Central Prison within hours of the verdict and began a five-day quarantine intake.
- His lawyer says he cannot meet or directly communicate with his client during quarantine, with the first in-person visit expected after the period ends.
- Prison descriptions detail floor sleeping with three blankets, communal bathing and bland meals, with authorities alert to security risks for a high-profile inmate.
- A corrections source reported he slept well on his second night, remains in normal health, and has inmates with exemplary behaviour assigned to monitor his safety.
- Officials say he could be considered for duties such as language teaching after quarantine and may later be eligible for parole or detention outside prison depending on behaviour, age and health reviews.