Will former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra go to jail for alleged malfeasance in administering the rice-pledging scheme? If found guilty, Ms Yingluck could face a jail term of up to 10 years. However, if Ms Yingluck is found to be innocent, it's the junta that will look as if it has lost its reason for existing. Would Ms Yingluck be willing to go to jail and use her plight to serve as a game-changer? The next milestone for the landmark rice case will fall in a week's time on Aug 1 when Ms Yingluck is scheduled to deliver her closing statement.

Source: Bangkok Post July 24, 2017 21:30 UTC