Report Thai Court to Rule on Yingluck's Rice Scheme Case 22 May

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Picture courtesy of Siam Rath

 

On 18 May 2025, Norawich Laelaeng, lawyer for former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, confirmed that the Supreme Administrative Court will announce its verdict on 22 May at 1:30 p.m.

 

The case involves a legal battle where the Finance Ministry ordered Yingluck to pay compensation of around 35 billion baht related to her rice pledging scheme, a decision previously overturned by a lower administrative court.

 

However, Thailand's Finance Ministry appealed, bringing the case to the Supreme Administrative Court.

 

Norawich has declined to speculate on the outcome and advised awaiting the court's decision. When asked about Yingluck's assets currently frozen or seized by the Department of Legal Execution, Norawich stated that a significant portion of her assets had been affected, some even sold.

 

Should Yingluck win in the Supreme Administrative Court, any frozen assets would be released. The legal team has not yet decided on pursuing legal action against the state for the asset seizures, pending the court's ruling, but noted that nearly all her assets had been frozen or were pending sale at auction.

 

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from Siam Rath 2025-05-19

 

 

[Pouatchee]

lemme guess... she is innocent and taksin is already planning to send his jet to pick her up as soon as the verdict is read

[Cuchulainn]

Get the 14th floor suite ready.

[thesetat]

She aint going nowhere and this case will be found not guilty. I am surprised really that it even was accepted in the higher court but knowing Thaksin, it has already been taken care of. 

 

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

lemme guess... she is innocent and taksin is already planning to send his jet to pick her up as soon as the verdict is read

Wasn't she supposed to be back for Songkran, maybe Thaksin meant next year.

[Sydebolle]

Will be a most interesting Wednesday then ........... and you can roll out the carpet. Either for her incoming or her brother outgoing (anytime soon most likely) 

[newbee2022]

Probably the brother arranged something already for a warm welcome 🤗