New Thai king 容赦s 囚人s in 'first show of mercy'

Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn has 容赦d tens of thousands of 囚人s, a first 行為/法令/行動する of "mercy" as 君主 as he reaches out to his 支配するs に引き続いて the death of his beloved father.

深い尊敬の念を抱くd King Bhumibol Adulyadej died in October 老年の 88 after a seven-10年間 統治する, leaving the 政治上 febrile nation without its 統一するing 人物/姿/数字.

His only son, 64-year-old Vajiralongkorn, was 布告するd king in 早期に December.

Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn has issued a mass prisoner pardon, a first act of 'mercy' as monarch as he reaches out to his subjects

Thailand's new King Maha Vajiralongkorn has 問題/発行するd a 集まり 囚人 容赦, a first 行為/法令/行動する of 'mercy' as 君主 as he reaches out to his 支配するs ?Pornchai Kittiwongsakul (AFP/とじ込み/提出する)

But the thrice-離婚d 君主 is yet to draw the same level of devotion from a public 井戸/弁護士席-詩(を作る)d in rumours over his 私的な life even if any 批評 of him is 違法な.

The 囚人 容赦 was Vajiralongkorn's "first chance since he 後継するd the 王位 to show the king's mercy", によれば a 声明 published Sunday in palace mouthpiece the 王室の Gazette.

容赦s were 年次の events under Bhumibol.

Women 刑務所,拘置所d for first offences, some inmates who have served one third of their 宣告,判決s, and 囚人s with disabilities or serious illness were の中で those 容赦d.

The 法令 did not say how many 囚人s will be 解放する/自由なd.

However the Bangkok 地位,任命する, 引用するing 是正s Department 長,指導者 Kobkait Kasiwat, said as many as 30,000 qualified for 解放(する), with another 70,000 推定する/予想するd to have their 宣告,判決s 減ずるd.

Ritual, 宣伝 and 法律 underpin the status of Thailand's 君主国.

Thai schoolchildren are taught the primacy of the 会・原則, while 抱擁する portraits of 重要な 王室のs adorn 事実上 every main street.

Like his father, Vajiralongkorn is 保護物,者d from 批評 by a 厳しい 王室の defamation 法律 that carries up to 15 years in 刑務所,拘置所 per 告発(する),告訴(する)/料金.

That has 軍隊d a culture of self-検閲 upon the マスコミ, academia and the arts.

The 囚人 容赦s follow a slew of public 外見s by the new king, whose four 10年間s as 指定するd 相続人 were characterised by publicity-shyness and long trips overseas.

Since he was 布告するd King Rama X, the new 君主 has 申し込む/申し出d flood 救済, opened a town hall and been honoured in a ビデオ 尊敬の印 played in cinemas.

People hold candles during a vigil in honour of late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in Bangkok, on November 30, 2016

People 持つ/拘留する candles during a 徹夜 in honour of late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, in Bangkok, on November 30, 2016 ?強い味 Chhin Sothy (AFP/とじ込み/提出する)

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