Trial of ousted Thai PM Yingluck to end in July 2017
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A criminal negligence trial against ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand's first female premier, will end in July 2017, with a verdict expected soon after, her lawyer said on Friday.
Yingluck is accused of negligence over a rice-buying scheme that helped sweep her to power in a 2011 general election. The scheme was aimed at boosting rural incomes and was popular with rural voters, but the finance ministry estimated it caused a loss of 536 billion baht ($15 billion).
The trial against Yingluck began in 2015. She denies any wrongdoing but faces up to 10 years in prison if she is found guilty. "I will fight this until the end," Yingluck told reporters on Friday.
