Supreme Court acquits Yingluck over transfer of NSC chief in 2011

File photo : Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra

The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Office ordered the acquittal of exiled former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra today, on charges of malfeasance in office related to the transfer of the then secretary-general of the National Security Council Thawil Pliensri to become an advisor to the prime minister in September 2011.

The court also revoked an arrest warrant issued against the former prime minister.

In acquitting Yingluck, the Supreme Court stated that the Constitutional Court’s ruling is not binding on the Supreme Court regarding criminal liability, because the Constitutional Court considered only the issue of the qualifications of a minister and the termination of ministerial status.

As for the Supreme Administrative Court’s ruling related to the case, the Supreme Court stated that the…