Yingluck sentenced to five years in prison
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled unanimously to sentence fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra to five years in prison.
The fugitive politician was convicted of
negligence in preventing corruption and irregularities in her
government’s rice-pledging scheme prior to the 2014 coup.
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders ruled
that Yingluck had acknowledged the illegality of
government-to-government rice deals but refused to cancel a contract
with a Chinese state enterprise.
The court ruled that the deal involved ill-gotten gains and the dishonest discharge of official duties.
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“The defendant was found guilty of the alleged offences under Section
157 of the Criminal Code and Section 123/1 of the Organic Act on Counter
Corruption 1999 and was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment,” a
statement from the court read.
The court will issue another arrest warrant against Yingluck, after an initial warrant was issued when she failed to appear before the court on August 25, when the verdict was originally scheduled to be read.
Source - TheNation
The court will issue another arrest warrant against Yingluck, after an initial warrant was issued when she failed to appear before the court on August 25, when the verdict was originally scheduled to be read.
Source - TheNation
