Yingluck’s failure to be at the court at 9am resulted in an arrest warrant being issued for her and the seizure of her Bt30-million bail guarantee.
“I have assigned officials to check the normal entry and exit routes and find out where she is,” Prayut said.
He said he had no idea whether she was still in the country or had already left.
He added that he’d been “happy” when informed earlier that Yingluck would be at the court for the verdict.