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| Yingluck trial: Thais seek ex-PM after she fails to show for verdict | |
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| mysysail | Aug 25 2017, 02:33 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41033433 |
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| mysysail | Aug 25 2017, 02:35 AM Post #2 |
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Thailand has tightened border controls after former PM Yingluck Shinawatra failed to show up for the verdict in her trial over a rice subsidy scheme. Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwan said it was possible she had already fled. Lawyers for Ms Yingluck, who is charged with negligence, said she was unable to attend court because she was ill. But the Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant for her, confiscated her bail of $900,000 (£703,000) and delayed the verdict to 27 September. Ms Yingluck has denied any wrongdoing in the scheme which cost Thailand billions of dollars. If found guilty, she could be jailed for up to 10 years and permanently banned from politics. On Friday, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said all routes out of the country were being closely monitored. "I just learned that she did not show up (at court)," he told reporters. "I have ordered border checkpoints to be stepped up." |
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