Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra receives roses from supporters at the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions in Bangkok last Friday when defence witness hearings in her rice-pledging scheme case ended. (Photo by Seksan Rojjanametakun)Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Tuesday accused the government of trying to influence the Supreme Court's ruling on her rice-pledging scheme, referring to the government's move to start seizing her assets. "It seems like the government is trying to create a condition to influence the case before the ruling of the Supreme Court on the rice-pledging programme," she began her message posted on Facebook. She wrote that she would prove it when delivering a "wholehearted" closing statement to the Supreme Court scheduled on Aug 1. If the court finds her guilty, Ms Yingluck will face a jail term up to 10 years.

Source: Bangkok Post July 25, 2017 09:33 UTC