Ms Yingluck is not the first politician to be tried under this law. Legally, that means they need solid proof of motive and intent to enforce the criminal law against her. Unless Ms Yingluck is found to have personally pocketed from the programme, seizing her assets to compensate for the losses is hard to justify and lacking in logic. The public, the media and Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha should really be worrying less about how big the turnout of her supporters at the court on judgement day is. If found guilty, Ms Yingluck will be the first Thai prime minister to be jailed for a loss-ridden initiative.

Source: Bangkok Post July 26, 2017 21:22 UTC