Former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra Released on Probation
Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released from prison after serving eight months of a one-year sentence. He will be required to wear an electronic monitoring device for the remaining four months of his probation.
The 76-year-old telecoms billionaire served eight months of a one-year prison sentence for corruption and will be required to wear an electronic monitor during his four-month probation period