Yingluck judges provided with police guards
Police have been assigned to act as security guards for judges in the court case involving former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, said deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan on Tuesday.
Yingluck has been charged with negligence related to her government’s rice-pledging scheme, and the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders is set to deliver a verdict in the case on August 25.
Authorities have been closely monitoring movements by her supporters ahead of the verdict.
So far, they had not detected any suspicious movement or identified a third party that would create turmoil, Prawit said.
Despite saying authorities would not block attempts by Yingluck’s supporters to show up at court to provide moral support, Prawit said it would be better if they stayed at home.
“They can come [from provinces]. But if too many people come, I’m afraid there will be no enough space for them,” he said.
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