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He will be released after six months automatically,\u201d Tawee Sodsong told reporters.<br \/>\nThaksin was jailed on August 22 last year, and Thai media reported that his release could come any day from Saturday.The exact details of his release are not clear, but he may be subject to monitoring \u2014 possibly with an ankle tag \u2014 and restrictions on his right to travel.<br \/>\nHis homecoming coincided with his Pheu Thai party returning to government in alliance with pro-military parties, leading many to conclude that an agreement had been struck to cut his jail time.The rumours grew stronger when he was transferred to a police hospital within hours of being sentenced because of his poor health, and it is not clear that he has spent any time in a prison cell.<br \/>\nLocal media reported Thaksin had been suffering from chest tightness and high blood pressure when he was admitted to hospital, and in the following months, his family said he had undergone two operations. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BANGKOK Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to be freed, the kingdom\u2019s justice minister said Tuesday, possibly as soon as the weekend \u2014 just six months after returning from 15 years of self-imposed exile. 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