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Jailed former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra is to be freed, the government said Tuesday, possibly as soon as the weekend just six months after returning from 15 years of self-imposed exile.Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, of the Pheu Thai party, confirmed Thaksin would be freed and insisted the move was in line with the law, saying "he already served his jail time".