Post by Soutpeel on Aug 25, 2017 13:09:53 GMT 7
Court seeks arrest warrant for former Thai PM Yingluck Shinawatra after no-show in court
Yingluck was facing charges of negligence in a controversial rice subsidies scheme that carry a sentence of 10 years in prison
A Thai court is seeking an arrest warrant for former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, toppled by military generals who took power in a 2014 coup, after she failed to appear to hear the verdict in her long-running trial.
Thousands of supporters had massed outside the country’s supreme court on Friday morning to witness the outcome of the trial over allegations of failing to prevent alleged corruption.
However Yingluck did not arrive and lawyer told the judge that his client was suffering from an issue with the fluid in her ear and was unable to attend.
The judge ruled the court would issue an arrest warrant and seize her bail bond.
“We don’t think that the defendant is ill. We think that the defendant is hiding or has fled ... We have pushed back the verdict date to September 27,” a statement from a Supreme Court judge said. “She asked for sick leave not to show up today.”
A spokeswoman for Yingluck declined to comment. However, her lawyer said he was not sure if she was still in the country.
www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/25/arrest-warrant-issued-for-former-thai-pm-yingluck-after-no-show-in-court
Yingluck was facing charges of negligence in a controversial rice subsidies scheme that carry a sentence of 10 years in prison
A Thai court is seeking an arrest warrant for former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, toppled by military generals who took power in a 2014 coup, after she failed to appear to hear the verdict in her long-running trial.
Thousands of supporters had massed outside the country’s supreme court on Friday morning to witness the outcome of the trial over allegations of failing to prevent alleged corruption.
However Yingluck did not arrive and lawyer told the judge that his client was suffering from an issue with the fluid in her ear and was unable to attend.
The judge ruled the court would issue an arrest warrant and seize her bail bond.
“We don’t think that the defendant is ill. We think that the defendant is hiding or has fled ... We have pushed back the verdict date to September 27,” a statement from a Supreme Court judge said. “She asked for sick leave not to show up today.”
A spokeswoman for Yingluck declined to comment. However, her lawyer said he was not sure if she was still in the country.
www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/25/arrest-warrant-issued-for-former-thai-pm-yingluck-after-no-show-in-court
