EX-Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra jailed in absence over rice scheme negligence

A court in Thailand has sentenced former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra in absentia to five years in prison for alleged negligence in a money-losing rice subsidy programme.

EX-Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra jailed in absence over rice scheme negligence
Wed, 27 Sep, 2017 - 11:16

A court in Thailand has sentenced former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra in absentia to five years in prison for alleged negligence in a money-losing rice subsidy programme.

The sentence was handed down at the Supreme Court in Bangkok.

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