Thaksin could be freed as early as next February

BANGKOK (The Nation/Asia News Network): Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (pic left) will be able to apply for suspension of his one-year sentence after he has served six months of his term in February next year, Senator Somchai Sawangkarn (pic right) told the press on Monday (Sept 25).

Somchai, who chairs the Senate’s Standing Committee on Human Rights, Rights and Liberties and Consumer Protection, said that Thaksin has been in the custody of the Department of Corrections since Aug 22 and the time he has spent in hospital is considered served time. He will therefore complete six months of his jail term in February.