Posted 3/4/2024, 7:31:00 AM
Yingluck Shinawatra Acquitted in Thai Court, Marking Legal Win for Shinawatra Family Against Establishment
- Thai court acquits former PM Yingluck Shinawatra of mishandling government funds charges
- Comes after her brother, former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, was released on parole and returned from exile
- Yingluck was sentenced in absentia in 2017 for negligence over a rice subsidy program
- Rulings mark legal victories for powerful Shinawatra political family against conservative establishment
- Yingluck would still need a pardon or clemency to return to Thailand without facing prison