Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released on parole after serving eight months of his one-year sentence at Klong Prem Central Prison in Bangkok, Thailand. He was released after a court ruling deemed he had wrongfully stayed in hospital to avoid jail time. Thaksin, a 76-year-old billionaire, was immediately surrounded by family members, including his daughter and protégé Paetongtarn Shinawatra, upon his release. Hundreds of supporters greeted him outside the prison, chanting "we love Thaksin" as he walked out.