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Bangkok Post
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National

Pardon rules under review

Thailand
Laota Saenlee, a former drug lord, returns to his home in Mae Ai district, Chiang Mai, where his family welcomed him with a wrist-tying ceremony to ward off evil. Sentenced to life imprison­ment, he served nearly 10 years before being released from Bang Kwang Central Prison on Aug 14. (TV screen capture)

Critics have questioned the fairness of Thailand's justice system after the early release of former drug lord Laota Saenlee, whose life sentence was reduced to less than 10 years.

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