‘I am not crazy’: Thai PM denies paving way for former leader Yingluck to flee before verdict
2017-08-29 09:01:37 source：South China Morning Post
August 28, 2017
Thai premier Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday denied media reports his government helped former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra flee the country before the verdict in her trial over a controversial rice subsidy scheme.
Prayut said he did not allow Yingluck to escape to avoid any political tension that may have arisen in the event she was sentenced to prison.
“I am not crazy to do that. Please have confidence in me,” Prayut said in Chonburi province, eastern Thailand, where he attended a military function. The Thai junta leader also said they are looking for Yingluck.
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