Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra was issued an arrest warrant by the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders on Tuesday, after she failed to appear at the court’s hearing for charges in a case filed by the National Anti-Corruption Commission, or NACC.
Prosecutors claim that Yingluck and five other defendants caused Thailand to lose nearly 240 million baht between August 2013 and March 2014, when they allegedly gave the Thailand 2020 Roadshow project directly to Siam Sport and Matichon, rather than calling for bids.
The six defendants include former PM Yingluck Shinawatra, former secretary general Suranand Vejjajiva, former deputy PM Niwatthamrong Boonsongphaisan, Siam Sport managing director Rawi Lothong, Siam Sport Syndicate and Matichon.
Five of the defendants appeared in court today, following the court’s decision to approve the…
