Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison

BANGKOK -- Thailand's influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from prison on Monday, after about eight months behind bars following a court ruling that deemed he had wrongfully stayed in hospital to avoid jail time.

Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison

BANGKOK -- Thailand's influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from prison on Monday, after about eight months behind bars following a court ruling that deemed he had wrongfully stayed in hospital to avoid jail time.