Bangkok, Thailand. 19th May, 2015. Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrived at the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning for the opening hearing of the dereliction-of-duty case regarding her government’s rice-pledging scheme. On Monday, Surasak Trirattrakul, inquiry director of the Office of the Attorney General, said the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions ordered Ms Yingluck to appear at to hear the charges and enter her plea. She was expected to plead not guilty before the court. Credit: PixelPro/Alamy Live News
Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrived at the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning for the opening hearing of the dereliction-of-duty case regarding her government’s rice-pledging scheme. On Monday, Surasak Trirattrakul, inquiry director of the Office of the Attorney General, said the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions ordered Ms Yingluck to appear at to hear the charges and enter her plea. She was expected to plead not guilty before the court. The former prime minister is charged with dereliction of duty and abuse of authority in failing to stop graft and losses in the rice scheme according to Section 157 of the Criminal Code and Section 123/1 of the 1999 Counter Corruption Act.
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