Yingluck has been accused of criminal negligence for failing to end her government’s rice-pledging scheme despite irregularities. The court has set August 25 as the date to deliver a final verdict on the case, with August 1 set as the date for her to make a statement ahead of the ruling. He said the police have followed up certain groups and found there has not been much movement so far, except on social media. During the meeting on Wednesday, police decided to enforce the Korakot 52 plan during the statement. The plan provides the police with steps to be taken to control the crowd in the event of unrest, to ensure security at the court

Source: The Nation Bangkok July 26, 2017 10:07 UTC