Govt tried to seize Yingluck’s funds on July 19: lawyer
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The Legal Execution Department on July 19 ordered former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s bank to transfer the funds from her seven deposit accounts to the agency, Yingluck’s attorney Noppadon Laothong said on Thursday.
He added that he did not know the exact amount of money.
Yingluck had been notified of the order by Bangkok Bank, where she has seven accounts, but not by her other banks, he said.
The Administrative Court has ordered the Legal Execution Department and the Finance Ministry to explain to the court within 15 days why they needed to seize her bank accounts, the court’s deputy spokesman Terdpong Kongchan said yesterday.
Yingluck has petitioned the court for an injunction after learning that authorities began sequestering her assets.
