Overview

• Thaksin Shinawatra, released on parole after six months in detention, is reported to be weak but in good spirits.
• His release marks his first day of freedom in Thailand in 15 years, following a military coup that ousted him.
• Thai PM Srettha Thavisin visited Thaksin, discussing his health and offering moral support, but not political plans.
• Speculation grows over Thaksin's role in the government and his influence over the Pheu Thai Party, now led by his daughter.
• Thaksin's sentence was commuted from eight years to one year by Thailand's king, of which he served half.