Former Thai Prime Minister Shinawatra Released Early from Prison

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released early from prison where he was serving a one-year sentence for corruption. The billionaire politician and telecommunications tycoon had been incarcerated as part of legal proceedings that have followed him since his ouster in a 2006 military coup. Shinawatra, who remains a polarizing figure in Thai politics, had been convicted on corruption charges related to his time in office from 2001 to 2006, when he was removed from power by the military amid allegations of abuse of power and corruption.