Prayut ‘knows where Yingluck is’ but refuses to say
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Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Tuesday said he knew the whereabouts of fugitive former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra but declined to reveal her location.
“I know [where she is] but cannot say anything for now. I will tell you after [Friday],” he told reporters after a weekly Cabinet meeting.
Yingluck apparently pulled off a dramatic escape a day or two before the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders was to deliver a verdict in a case involving her government’s controversial rice-pledging scheme on August 25.
The reading of the verdict was subsequently rescheduled for tomorrow.
If found guilty, Yingluck could face up to 10 years in jail and a lifetime ban from politics.
