The nine judges of the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Office on the panel trying Yingluck’s case were scheduled to read their individual decisions on Friday. But after Yingluck jumped bail and did not appear in the court Friday, the decisions of the nine judges remained sealed in envelopes. The judges are not allowed to discussion their decision with peers until the day of the ruling. The final ruling will be based on a majority decision of the nine judges, said the source. Law authorises the judges to announce their individual decisions at the subsequent official ruling on September 30, a month after the originally scheduled reading.

Source: The Nation Bangkok August 26, 2017 07:41 UTC