Yingluck says unfair to seize her assets before court ruling
Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra Wednesday cried foul over what she regarded as the government’s unfair practice to seize her assets before a court issues a ruling.
Yingluck recently filed a petition to the Central Administrative Court asking for revocation of an executive order to seize assets worth Bt36 billion on ground that her policy on rice pledging scheme caused massive damages. She also asked the court for an injunction to block the government from seizing her assets pending the review of the case.
Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam on Tuesday ordered concerned agencies to seize Yingluck’s assets, saying it was not necessary to wait for the court’s ruling.
“I don’t understand why the government’s legal experts expressed their own opinions to order [the action]. It’s not fair. They already knew that I’m now seeking an injunction [to block the seizure] from the court,” Yingluck posted on her Facebook.
The remark from the government’s legal expert caused the society to lose hope in the Thai justice system, she said.
