WorldBANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand’s Supreme Court accused ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra of fleeing or going into hiding on Friday after she failed to show up for the verdict in a negligence trial brought by the ruling junta. “We think that the defendant is hiding or has fled,” a statement from a Supreme Court judge said. “She could be at any hospital ... she could be ill. It’s not clear whether she has fled,” he told reporters. The verdict against Yingluck is widely seen as having the potential to reignite tensions, though the junta has largely snuffed out open opposition. Hundreds of Yingluck supporters had gathered outside the court on Friday where around 4,000 police had been deployed and checkpoints had been set up.

Source: Sunday Times August 25, 2017 06:33 UTC