Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra released on parole
Thailand's convicted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has arrived at his mansion in the capital Bangkok after being released on parole.
The billionaire was freed from a police hospital, where he had been serving a one-year jail sentence for corruption and abuse of power.
Thaksin, 74, was detained as soon as he returned to Thailand last August from 15 years in self-imposed exile.