Former Thai PM Thaksin freed from hospital detention
Thaksin Shinawatra, one of Thailand's most divisive figures, has returned to his family home for the first time in more than 15 years. The former prime minister was freed from a police hospital, where he had been serving a one-year jail sentence for corruption and abuse of power.
Thaksin Shinawatra, one of Thailand's most divisive figures, has returned to his family home for the first time in more than 15 years. The former prime minister was freed from a police hospital, where he had been serving a one-year jail sentence for corruption and abuse of power.