Supreme Court acquits ex-PM Yingluck in one case

December 26, 2023

PUBLISHED : 26 Dec 2023 at 16:44

Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra greets supporters at the Supreme Court in Bangkok on Aug 1, 2017, when she made her closing statement in rice-scheme case. (Photo: Bangkok Post)

The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions on Tuesday acquitted former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra of malfeasance in her 2011 transfer of a National Security Council secretary-general.

The court ruled that Yingluck had no intention of causing…