snoop1130 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Fugitive ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra seeks asylum in UK By Coconuts Bangkok Photo: Reuters Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra, who fled a court ruling for criminal negligence last month, is allegedly in London and seeking political asylum in the UK, a source from her Pheu Thai Party told CNN yesterday. Yingluck, 50, made a dramatic disappearance despite being heavily monitored and was a no-show at her Aug. 25 ruling for corruption charges. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court sentenced her to five years in prison, a verdict read in absentia after she fled the kingdom. Yingluck’s administration was toppled in a 2014 coup and she was later put on trial for negligence over her government’s rice subsidy scheme, which is said to have cost the country billions of dollars. Full Story: https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/fugitive-ex-pm-yingluck-shinawatra-seeks-asylum-uk/ -- © Copyright Coconuts Bangkok 2017-09-29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baboon Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tracker1 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Do they really have any idea where she is I mean someone only stated yesterday she was in Dubai ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave67 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Good for her, no problem for Asylum. May might try to extract some money from her but and her Bruvva have loads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave67 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 (edited) 9 minutes ago, jvs said: She is seeking asylum,nowhere is it mentioned she got it. Obviously, you don't know what decent people in the world think about Thailand and its Military Junta, People get Asylum in the UK just for coming from a country with a Military Junta so persecuted ex-PM will sail through, might have a long legal process but in the end, she will win. Not many countries who have legal Military coups unless you rewrite a constitution of course but who on earth would keep doing that? Edited September 29, 2017 by Dave67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 (edited) Good for her. She can live in a country where the basis of law and rights was drafted almost 800 years ago rather than redrafted every 4 years. Edited September 29, 2017 by Reigntax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwct Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 England has an extradition agreement with Thailand, so if Thailand requests extradition she'll be returning home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Are there any other Football clubs for sale or on the market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 22 minutes ago, binjalin said: Actually she escaped the Junta Jails. A heroine in every sense of the word. Shouldn't that be heroin, an opiate for the masses that stops (some of) them noticing the pain of being robbed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfd101 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 28 minutes ago, tomwct said: England has an extradition agreement with Thailand, so if Thailand requests extradition she'll be returning home! No, that will - ultimately, if pursued in law (ie an appeal) - be for a British judge to decide. Given the circumstances, she's unlikely to be extradited to Thailand, whether by the British government or a British judge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 34 minutes ago, tomwct said: England has an extradition agreement with Thailand, so if Thailand requests extradition she'll be returning home! really do not understand her (lawyers') tactic; just stay in dubai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oziex1 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 48 minutes ago, tomwct said: England has an extradition agreement with Thailand, so if Thailand requests extradition she'll be returning home! I have a feeling the rules may not apply when dealing with a non elected Military regime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenslegs Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 49 minutes ago, tomwct said: England has an extradition agreement with Thailand, so if Thailand requests extradition she'll be returning home! I don't believe there are many western countries that would agree to extradite a deposed civilian PM to a country run by a military junta. I do not recall any successful extradition requests by this military government - but I am willing to be proved wrong. Another comment: As far as I know there is no evidence that Yingluk is even in the UK, nor that she has applied for asylum - just a remark from a member of PT. In fact I have not seen any verifiable reports of her whereabouts at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexlm Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 They keep telling us "they are bad they lost billions of Bahts"... in every article, again and again, and again... Brainwashing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 1 hour ago, tomwct said: England has an extradition agreement with Thailand, so if Thailand requests extradition she'll be returning home! Not a snowballs chance in hell ! They would never agree to extradite her to a Military Junta in any country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halloween Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Just now, alexlm said: They keep telling us "they are bad they lost billions of Bahts"... in every article, again and again, and again... Brainwashing... Actually it was hundreds of billion baht. Quite a few of those billions of baht were paid as commissions to the Shinawatras favourite rice trader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark01 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 I have a lovely little 3 bed house in Nottingham if she's desperate. Call me Ying. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denim Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 2 hours ago, z42 said: A disgrace, the UK govt are a bunch of corrupt, morally bankrupt turds ? An accurate description of just about any British government regardless of anything to do with Yingluk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Media1 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 2 hours ago, z42 said: This is sickening. She is a crook running from a just conviction. Just because the generals in charge are highly, highly distasteful shouldn't detract from the fact that strong evidence of criminal negligence was submitted and not debunked in court. As a UK citizen whose spouse struggles to get in on the same nationality passport Yingluck has (without the criminal record) and certainly has no rights to abode there. A disgrace, the UK govt are a bunch of corrupt, morally bankrupt turds ? You are delusional and do not know the first thing about right and wrong. Firstly it is a criminal.offence in country to stage a coup and possibly instigate one. Secondly no ex PM should be threatened or pursued. She elected by the people for the people. On the other hand your friend forced his way in and gave himself a licence to steal. No one is listening to you son. The country has gone in reverse gear. The great general can't visit my country due to this fact. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Media1 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Dave67 said: Obviously, you don't know what decent people in the world think about Thailand and its Military Junta, People get Asylum in the UK just for coming from a country with a Military Junta so persecuted ex-PM will sail through, might have a long legal process but in the end, she will win. Not many countries who have legal Military coups unless you rewrite a constitution of course but who on earth would keep doing that? Correct a coup and fiddling is high treason in any language. She will sail through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Media1 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Samui Bodoh said: Respectfully, there are many who do not believe that this was a "just conviction". In order to have a "just conviction", you must have a fair trial. if there is no fair trial, there cannot be a "just conviction". And, if a defendant is put on trial by the people who overthrew her, then it is not a fair trial. Period. I hope that the UK grants her political asylum; I think she meets the threshold to get it. Thailand fair trial haha. The worst courts known to man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justgrazing Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Samui Bodoh said: Respectfully, there are many who do not believe that this was a "just conviction". In order to have a "just conviction", you must have a fair trial. if there is no fair trial, there cannot be a "just conviction". And, if a defendant is put on trial by the people who overthrew her, then it is not a fair trial. Period. I hope that the UK grants her political asylum; I think she meets the threshold to get it. " Oh how terribly nice to meet you Miss Shinawatra " .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thian Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 42 minutes ago, Media1 said: You are delusional and do not know the first thing about right and wrong. Firstly it is a criminal.offence in country to stage a coup and possibly instigate one. Secondly no ex PM should be threatened or pursued. She elected by the people for the people. On the other hand your friend forced his way in and gave himself a licence to steal. No one is listening to you son. The country has gone in reverse gear. The great general can't visit my country due to this fact. Good luck So you even don't know who's the real leader of Thailand??? I'm not allowed to write about the subject so i won't. The coup came right on time because loads of angry farmers came to BKK as well...we already had hurds of Red's occupying streets/government buildings and bombings shootings. The farmers were so angry and desperate because they didn't get paid from Yinglucks government. Many even hanged themselves already. The ricetraders built hollow ricepiles and imported rice from neighbouring countries to get the double price in Thailand from Yingluck. Haven't you heard about all the missing rice? 20.000 full trucks are missing iirc. I'm happy with the army in control, feel much safer in BKK. Better have armyposts around the corner than bombing thugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 An inflammatory post has been reported and removed, along with replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonah Tenner Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 2 hours ago, Denim said: An accurate description of just about any British government regardless of anything to do with Yingluk. An accurate description of just about any government any where at any time.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bristolgeoff Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 it will be interesting when she does turn up and claim whatever.5 years in prison would not be hard for her in thailand and after be free to enjoy life.just like big brother who decided to hide and he would have it easy too.after he is free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thechook Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Sounds like prayuth's elite spies were following the wrong woman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfarang Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 6 hours ago, Dave67 said: Obviously, you don't know what decent people in the world think about Thailand and its Military Junta, People get Asylum in the UK just for coming from a country with a Military Junta so persecuted ex-PM will sail through, might have a long legal process but in the end, she will win. Not many countries who have legal Military coups unless you rewrite a constitution of course but who on earth would keep doing that? There is no way Yingluck will be given political asylum in the UK, because Britain has too many business interests with Thailand including they would not want to upset international relations with Thailand. It simply won`t happen. I personally believe this is a red herring, Yingluck probably made well laid plans with her supporters long ago, she knows exactly what`s she`s doing. I do agree with the report that it`s very convenient for the Thai government to have Yingluck well off the scene and why I`d bet my last penny she`ll never be caught and never be seen in Thailand again, exactly like her brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhippy Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 It was recently in the news in Europe that the government of Cyprus hands out passports to anyone that invests 2,5 million euro in their country - that's only a meagre 100 million baht. Please note that these passports make the receiver a EU citizen.... Portugal does the same, but price unknown. The EU parliament is not pleased, but is of course powerless. Do European countries extradite EU citizens to Thailand? I don't think so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 She can stay at my house we have a spare back bedroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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