Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatras will not appear in the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Office Thursday when the court will decide whether to accept the rice-pledging malfeasance case against her.
Norawit Larlaeng, Yingluck’s lawyer, said the session is for the court to inform public prosecutors of its decision whether it would proceed with the trial so Yingluck does not need to be present.