Srivara said the police have asked the Foreign Affairs Ministry for details about where Yingluck and her brother, Thaksin, have travelled from, by which flights, with which passports, and to where they were heading. They have not yet been able to locate her whereabouts, or have information that she is, or is not, now in Hong Kong as reported, he said. To coordinate with foreign countries is the duty of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, and not that of the police, noted Srivara. Yingluck and her brother, Thaksin, travelled to Tokyo after being seen together last week in Beijing – a photo of them in the Chinese capital was circulated on social media last Saturday. Her elder brother, Thaksin, was deposed as prime minister in a military coup in 2006 and subsequently fled abroad to avoid being jailed after being convicted for abuse of power by the same court.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 15, 2018 09:39 UTC