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Thaksin ‘could stay out of jail’

Deputy PM Somsak denies any role in corrections rule that will apply to ex-premier

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra offers a wai as he joins family members on his arrival at Don Mueang airport after returning from self-exile on Aug 22 this year. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be eligible to be detained outside prison under a new regulation that allows for the detention of qualified inmates elsewhere, Deputy Prime Minister Somsak Thepsutin confirmed on Wednesday.

Mr Somsak, who served as justice minister in the previous…

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