Yingluck Could Return from Exile in 2024, Seek Royal Pardon Like Brother Thaksin
• Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra could return from exile in 2024, following the same path as her brother Thaksin, according to former red shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan
• Legal expert Wissanu Krea-ngam said if Yingluck returns, she must go through the judicial system and seek a royal pardon like Thaksin
• Yingluck was sentenced in absentia to 5 years in prison for losses from a rice subsidy program, though was acquitted of malfeasance over a security chief transfer
• Jatuporn believes Yingluck's prospects are clearer after Thaksin returned in August, served brief jail time, and got a royal pardon
• Transparency advocates say if Yingluck gets special treatment on return, it could damage the current government under Thaksin's nephew