Yingluck again denied leave to travel abroad
FORMER prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra has failed again to win court approval to leave the country
Yingluck is standing trial for her role in her administration's controversial rice-pledging scheme and all defendants are required to remain in the country unless the court grants them permission to take a trip abroad.
The Supreme Court's Criminal Division on Political Office Holders, which is hearing her case, cited the lack of sufficient reasons to go overseas at this time, a source said yesterday.
Yingluck had sent her lawyers to ask for court permission to stay in Japan from December 15-25.
It was the second time in less than a month for the court to turn down Yingluck's application to travel abroad.
Early this month, she produced a letter of invitation from two members of the European Parliament to participate in a panel discussion on Thailand's current situation. However, the court turned down her request to travel to Europe, saying she could not demonstrate an urgent need for the court to make an exception for her.