Prawit confirms Yingluck fled far from neighbouring countries

[snoop1130]

Prawit confirms Yingluck fled far from neighbouring countries

By The Nation

 

File photo: Yingluck Shinawatra

 

Former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has left Thailand and is unlikely to be in any of the neighbouring countries, Deputy Premier and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan confirmed hours after the Supreme Court issued a warrant for her arrest on Friday. He said authorities of Singapore, where Yingluck was rumoured to have flown to, had told their Thai counterparts that she had not entered that

 

“We don’t know exactly in which country Yingluck is now,” General Prawit said.

 

Prawit, who is in charge of the police force, said he would not dismiss a high-ranking police officer rumoured to have helped Yingluck flee the country.

 

There was speculation that the former prime minister could have fled to Cambodia, Singapore, Hong Kong or Dubai. 

 

A security source said Yingluck went to Koh Chang in the eastern seaboard province of Trat and flew in a helicopter to Phnom Penh, from where she reportedly took a chartered plane to Singapore. She was accompanied by a senior state official who helped facilitate her departure without having to pass proper immigration process, according to the source.

 

The Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Yingluck after she failed to turn up for the verdict reading in the negligence case against her over her government’s rice-pledging scheme. The court postponed the verdict reading to September 27 and ordered the seizure of Yingluck’s Bt30-million bail.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30324933

 

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[trainman34014]

At least they've now said she is gone !        Wonder who the ''Senior State Official '' was ?

[Dave67]

Which way did she go Prawit

[ratcatcher]

2 minutes ago, trainman34014 said:

At least they've now said she is gone !        Wonder who the ''Senior State Official '' was ?

Everything going to plan then................

[surangw]

good thing they gave her lots of time to prepare for this

[Artisi]

Really makes you wonder who offered  the most assistance ................ but that would be tittle tatting .

 

Edited August 25, 2017 by Artisi

[candide]

5 minutes ago, trainman34014 said:

At least they've now said she is gone !        Wonder who the ''Senior State Official '' was ?

They wanted to make sure she really left! 

[liberty9133]

If she thought that she would receive a fair trial..........................................................................

[sjeng]

A security source said Yingluck went to Koh Chang in the eastern seaboard province of Trat and flew in a helicopter to Phnom Penh, from where she reportedly took a chartered plane to Singapore. She was accompanied by a senior state official who helped facilitate her departure without having to pass proper immigration process, according to the source.

 

You see you can rely on the thai government and state officials.

They might even pay for the tickets and transportation.

Is the government now an accomplice of her flight attempt?

 

[swissie]

She is in good hands, her brother has already chilled a bottle of champain.

[Misterwhisper]

And no extra seat on the helicopter for poor Boonsong? Or perhaps he sacrificed himself. Thai sycophants often have a rather bizarre and mislead sense of pride in taking the fall for their erstwhile masters, who in turn (and as Yingluck has once again proven) feel no obligation whatsoever to honor loyalty and instead have absolutely no scruples to drop their underlings like hot potatoes if they can save their own necks. 

[Jip99]

28 minutes ago, liberty9133 said:

If she thought that she would receive a fair trial..........................................................................

 

 

 

 

 

..... you would have thought she would have fled sooner......

[worgeordie]

Did she take her son with her,I wonder,no mention of him.

regards worgeordie

[tomta]

Prawit doesn't know where she is but he knows where she isn't? How? Has he scoured Cambodia and Laos already?

 

[seajae]

if they do not arrest and charge the high up police official that helped her then there will be a lot of suspicions this was a govt set up, not a real good look for the junta. Will be interesting to see what actually happens to the one that did help, jail,  asset seizure and loss of rank/fired would be appropriate

[scorecard]

1 hour ago, trainman34014 said:

At least they've now said she is gone !        Wonder who the ''Senior State Official '' was ?

 

Chalerm, or one of his sons?

 

Thaksin / Yingluck naive cronies, still within numerous ministries, still waiting for the:  'everybody will be rich in six months' payout? 

Edited August 25, 2017 by scorecard

[alzack]

What a mess Thailand these past 10 years, going backwards fast to OLD SIAM

[darksidedog]

I said this morning I would have a good laugh if she had done a runner, and turn up in Dubai, which seems to be the case. You have to ask yourself if you were the target of an unelected, military zealot who hated your family, wouldn't you have had the good sense to do the same? Makes Prayut look pretty stupid on all fronts, including filing the pretty obviously politically motivated charges in the first place. And letting her slide over the border with a top persons help, shows how shallow his actual control of things actually are, with or without Article 44.

Edited August 25, 2017 by darksidedog

[theoldgit]

CNN are reporting that she's well and in Dubai [emoji41]

[alzack]

Just now, theoldgit said:

CNN are reporting that she's well and in Dubai

Great, let Thailand have a voice for the first time in 4 years GOOD LUCK YINGLUCK

[wakeupplease]

1 minute ago, theoldgit said:

CNN are reporting that she's well and in Dubai

Still speculation right now as not yet confirmed

[scorecard]

2 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

I said this morning I would have a good laugh if she had done a runner, which seems to be the case. You have to ask yourself if you were the target of an unelected, military zealot who hated your family, wouldn't you have had the good sense to do the same? Makes Prayut look pretty stupid on all fronts, including filing the pretty obviously politically motivated charges in the first place. And letting her slide over the border with a top persons help, shows how shallow his actual control of things actually are, with or without Article 44.

 

Very big yawn, maybe you should take note of what's just happened under your nose, an incapable puppet who enjoyed the big chair but ignored all management responsibilities has been convicted for criminal gross dereliction of the expected duties and responsibilities  of a PM. Not difficult to understand. 

[Becker]

2 minutes ago, scorecard said:

 

Very big yawn, maybe you should take note of what's just happened under your nose, an incapable puppet who enjoyed the big chair but ignored all management responsibilities has been convicted for criminal gross dereliction of the expected duties and responsibilities  of a PM. Not difficult to understand. 

Yet you seem incapable of it. Maybe it's all the big yawns?

[NCC1701A]

Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra fled Thailand for Dubai two days before a verdict was due to be delivered in a trial over rice subsidies, a highly-placed source in her Pheu Thai party said Friday.

 

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/25/asia/yingluck-shinawatra-flees-thailand/index.html

Edited August 25, 2017 by NCC1701A

[wakeupplease]

5 minutes ago, scorecard said:

 

Very big yawn, maybe you should take note of what's just happened under your nose, an incapable puppet who enjoyed the big chair but ignored all management responsibilities has been convicted for criminal gross dereliction of the expected duties and responsibilities  of a PM. Not difficult to understand. 

Right now even if you had not been born when a crime was commit here, you would get a guilty verdict if your face did not fit, that is for sure. justice dictator style is what you get here and nothing else ask the Koh Tao boys> A right shambles law is here.

Edited August 25, 2017 by wakeupplease

[baboon]

22 minutes ago, seajae said:

if they do not arrest and charge the high up police official that helped her then there will be a lot of suspicions this was a govt set up, not a real good look for the junta. Will be interesting to see what actually happens to the one that did help, jail,  asset seizure and loss of rank/fired would be appropriate

And don't forget other charges for failing to prevent corruption...

[steelepulse]

I guess flight records of both public and private planes in and out of the country aren't so important here huh?

 

Every flight has to have a flight plan and passenger list along with passports last time I checked about international flights.

[darksidedog]

10 minutes ago, scorecard said:

 

Very big yawn, maybe you should take note of what's just happened under your nose, an incapable puppet who enjoyed the big chair but ignored all management responsibilities has been convicted for criminal gross dereliction of the expected duties and responsibilities  of a PM. Not difficult to understand. 

What I believe just happened under my nose was that an incapable puppet, who wasn't equipped to deal with the day to day running of policy decided over her head, had the good sense not to hang around and be hung out to dry for having the wrong family name. Her guilt is of following big Bro's instructions, who at least snatched her away before she paid the price for his actions. Pound against a penny says he knew the "awaited" verdict before Prayut had finished writing it.

[mark01]

So the most famous person in Thailand leaves the country while being monitored by the ruling military party.

What does that say about security of the country and security risks?

[chickenslegs]

25 minutes ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

You can put it back in your pants, she hasn't been convicted yet.

 

True.

We have not been told the Court verdict yet - YL will be looking pretty silly if it was "not guilty".