Supporters of former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra swait outside the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for People Holding Political Positions, where she gave her closing oral statement in her rice-pledging trial on Tuesday. The former prime minister insisted she had never ignored calls for investigation and action when problems arose. She also said she definitely did not collude in or condone corruption involving rice sales. As prime minister, I could not have intervened and arbitrarily exercised power. “The cabinet was cautious about rice sales.

Source: Bangkok Post August 01, 2017 08:52 UTC