
Originally published byPhilippine Daily Inquirer
BANGKOK โ Thailandโs former prime minister and telecoms billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra was released early from prison on Monday, an AFP journalist outside the Bangkok jail reported. The 76-year-old Thaksin had been serving a one-year prison sentence for corruption since September, so he will be required to wear an electronic monitor during his four-month probation period. READ:ย Thai top court orders ex-PM Thaksin jailed for one year Thaksin hugged his family members outside the jail where several hundred supporters wearing their signature red shirts had gathered, some shouting โwe love Thaksinโ, an AFP reporter said. His political machine has for two decades […]...
Keep on reading: Ex-Thai PM, billionaire Thaksin released early from prison
Keep on reading: Ex-Thai PM, billionaire Thaksin released early from prison
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