Ex-Thai PM Yingluck to face legal proceedings on return home

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Exiled former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is set to return and face legal proceedings in Thailand, free from any special privileges, said Worachai Hema, a former Pheu Thai Party MP from Samut Prakan.

 

This statement comes after Thaksin Shinawatra, Yingluck’s brother and former PM, suggested that she would return before the Songkran Festival in 2025.

 

Worachai, now part of Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai’s advisory team, defended Yingluck, asserting she faced unfair treatment following the 2014 coup.

 

At that time, Article 44 bestowed absolute power on coup leaders, allowing a committee to seize Yingluck’s assets without awaiting the conclusion of her criminal proceedings.

 

Worachai questioned whether this intervention compromised judicial fairness, pointing out to Saturday's audience that the measures pre-empted her criminal case resolution.

He urged Thais to reflect on the justness of Yingluck's treatment, expressing hope that fair-minded citizens would share his perspective. He stressed that Yingluck’s return is her right as a Thai and underscored the nation's need for unity and reconciliation.

 

Worachai advised against politicising her return, warning opposition parties not to use it as ammunition against the government or the Pheu Thai Party.

 

"It's crucial to prevent conflicts that jeopardise national stability. Let's enable the country to advance, allowing the government to focus on justice and economic welfare for its people," he urged.

 

Yingluck was charged with dereliction of duty concerning a rice subsidy scheme in 2016 but missed her court appearance in August 2017, prompting an arrest warrant.

 

She reportedly fled the country, but her anticipated return marks a significant development in Thailand’s political landscape, reported The Nation.

 

-- 2024-11-25

 

 

[redwood1]

 free from any special privileges,

 

 

LoL....Just like Tony got no special privileges.....She will not spend one minute in Jail.....Poor Tony is still recovering from the one hour he spent at the jail, before his helicopter arrived...

[JoePai]

Better get the helicopter and hospital bed ready 

[Tropicalevo]

21 minutes ago, webfact said:

At that time, Article 44 bestowed absolute power on coup leaders

 

Ah yes. The infamous article 44.

The illegal, corrupt junta stating that 'We can do what we want, whenever we want and no mortal can stop us.'

[quake]

I would. 

[connda]

A short stay in a hospital penthouse and Bob's Tony's Your Brother Uncle.

[connda]

41 minutes ago, webfact said:

free from any special privileges

🤣😁 

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

[wozzlegummich]

On her return she will fall sick, spend a year in 5-star hospital then be pardoned. Same old sh!t.

[jippytum]

Yes..... and  her sentence will be reduced to a short period in luxurious accomadation 

orchestrated by her Justice evading brother. 

[Eric Loh]

Her return path has been laid under the amnesty bill to be tabled to Parliment in early December and passed for royal endorsement in April. 

[klauskunkel]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Yingluck Shinawatra is set to return and face legal proceedings free from any special privileges, said Worachai Hema

The utter contempt these politicians have for the Thai people, making statements like this. 

[TheFishman1]

Amazing Thailand TIT

[Bruce Aussie Chiang Mai]

3 hours ago, JoePai said:

Better get the helicopter and hospital bed ready 

Don't forget the neck brace and wheelchair. 🤣

[curtklay]

There is no legitimate reason why she or her brother should ever be allowed back in Thailand.

[Jack Hammer]

2 hours ago, quake said:

I would. 

Me too 

[mfd101]

Well, given a choice between Yingluck and the Prayut/Prawit band of pseudo-military thugs with their cooked Constitution & tied-up rules, I think I would prefer Yingluck any day - both as a human being and as a political leader.

 

Fascinating how obsessive some Shinawat haters here are.

 

 

[Tarteso]

Same same but.. Different 😂😂

[riverhigh]

Get your popcorn ready for the re-run . Count down to the next coup.

[zepplin]

3 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

 

Ah yes. The infamous article 44.

The illegal, corrupt junta stating that 'We can do what we want, whenever we want and no mortal can stop us.'

The junta should be the one in jail for damages to the tourism businesses and the image of Thailand!

[1duckyboy]

I thought the legal proceedings were over and it was incarceration time. Thailand is different.

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Exiled former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is set to return and face legal proceedings in Thailand, free from any special privileges, said Worachai Hema, a former Pheu Thai Party MP from Samut Prakan.

Just like her brother.... 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, quake said:

I would. 

Have my share too.... 

[mikeymike100]

19 minutes ago, curtklay said:

There is no legitimate reason why she or her brother should ever be allowed back in Thailand.

Well they are Thai?

[soalbundy]

I don't think she has much to worry about, the ground work has been done, only the embellishments need putting up.

[kuzmabruk]

3 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

 

Ah yes. The infamous article 44.

The illegal, corrupt junta stating that 'We can do what we want, whenever we want and no mortal can stop us.'

That sounds like McDonald Trump

[ericbj]

Legal proceedings should be applied to enforce law.  Not for political ends.
Thailand is not the only country where legal proceedings are being used for inappropriate purposes.

 

Her brother has massive amounts of blood on his hands.
Yingluck does not.  And her accusers have themselves a few things to answer for.

[billd766]

3 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

 

Ah yes. The infamous article 44.

The illegal, corrupt junta stating that 'We can do what we want, whenever we want and no mortal can stop us.'

And will the corrupt junta generals ever be punished for their illegal coup in removing both Yingluck and Thaksin from their respective positions of being freely elected PMs?

[billd766]

1 hour ago, wozzlegummich said:

On her return she will fall sick, spend a year in 5-star hospital then be pardoned. Same old sh!t.

Would that be anything like the same old same old illegal military coups?

 

Except of course, the generals pardoned themselves.

[crazykopite]

 No Probs Toni will have it all sorted with a few brown envelopes 

[billd766]

46 minutes ago, curtklay said:

There is no legitimate reason why she or her brother should ever be allowed back in Thailand.

There is equally no legitimate reason why the generals should not be punished for pulling illegal coups.