Yingluck Shinawatra greets supporters as she arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, on Tuesday. (Reuters photo)Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra called for justice as she arrived at the Supreme Court on Tuesday morning to deliver her closing statement in her trial for alleged negligence in the handling of her government's rice-buying scheme. "Today I will deliver a verbal closing statement to the court. I am confident that there was no wrong doing and maintain my innocence," Ms Yingluck told reporters outside of the court. "The rice scheme was a useful programme that benefited farmers.

Source: Bangkok Post August 01, 2017 03:22 UTC