Jailed former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been released from Police Hospital and has arrived back at his Bangkok home. Thaksin, who was ousted from power and spent 15 years in self-imposed exile, left the hospital at 6.30am Sunday morning in a van, accompanied by a bullet-proof vehicle and wearing a green sanitary mask. His return to Thailand six months ago marked a dramatic end to his long absence from the country. Speculation suggests there may have been an agreement between Thaksin, the Pheu Thai party, and the palace, leading to his release.
A suspicious envelope was found at the Prime Minister's Office on Sunday evening, with security guards and forensic teams from the police rushing to the scene. https://t.co/fxYUnIzoTw
Was focused on Indonesia election but this was obviously coming, hard to conclude there wasn't a deal between Thaksin/Pheu Thai and the palace for him to return and be pardoned. Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to be freed https://t.co/DhIJeAx1S3 via @AJEnglish
Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has arrived back at his Bangkok home, just six months after his dramatic return to the kingdom from 15 years of self-imposed exile. https://t.co/FIRzngnfLe https://t.co/vxYiXZD9hM
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BREAKING: Former inmate Thaksin Shinwatra has left Police Hospital in a van around 6.30am Sunday, followed by a bullet-proof vehicle. He was wearing a green sanitary mask. #Thailand #Thaksin #ทักษิณ #ทักษิณกลับบ้าน https://t.co/QelhF5gnxX
#BREAKING Jailed Thai ex-PM Thaksin leaves police hospital: AFP reporter https://t.co/FJOx7Pr7dH