10:25 am: Nation TV reports that Yingluck's supporters start leaving the court after it becomes certain that the former prime minister is not present to hear the verdict.
10:05 am: Norawich Larlang, Yingluck's lawyer, says he was informed by a source at 8 am this morning that Yingluck is not unwell. Norawich says he does not know Yingluck's whereabouts or whether or not she is still in the Kingdom.
9:45 am: Nation TV reports the Supreme Court issues an arrest warrant against Yingluck. The court postponed the verdict reading to September 27. Her lawyers told the court at 9:37 am that Yingluck is not well and cannot come to the court but the court does not believe the claim at is not backed by a medical certificate. The court ordered the seizure of the bail guarantee of Bt30 million.
9.40 am: if Yingluck is in the court room right now here are what she will be heard First, guilty and sentenced to one to 10 years in jail, a Bt2,000 to Bt20,000 fine, or both.
Second, guilty with a suspended jail term. Third, not guilty.
But it’s not the end of the world. She and and the prosecution have the right to appeal within 30 days of the court verdict, according to the new Constitution.
9:34am: The Nation cannot yet verify the speculations as no mobile phone is allowed and there is no phone signal at the court. Only those in the court room know if Yingluck is inside the court room or not.
9:29 am: A speculated theory has it that Yingluck had asked for a postponement to afternoon as her verdict is scheduled to be read in the afternoon after Boonsong’s case.
9:15 am: Speculations say she had asked the court for postponement to the afternoon but there is no confirmation from the court. The Nation's reporters in the court room cannot be contacted to verify the information as they are not allowed to use their mobile and the mobile signal is cut at 9am due to security reason. Yingluck might ask for the postponement in the court already. Or she might enter the court room already through a special entrance that nobody can see
.9:10 am: Nation court reporter says he has never seen a case like this. Normally, defendants will ask for postponement if they are not ready but for Yingluck she just disappeared. One of Nation senior reporters points out that Yingluck’s message Thursday appeared like she was sending a signal. In the message Yingluck asked her supporters not to gather at the Supreme Court today, when the verdict is expected in the negligence case against her.
She said they could not be closely in touch with her, as they had been in the past, due to the strict security measures.Read what she has said here.
9:05 am: Former UDD chairwoman and key red-shirt figure Thida Thavornseth says that she believes Yingluck will remain to fight in justice process if the ruling comes out against her, saying that Yingluck has done nothing wrong nd it also should not be her "sudden death" as the former premier could still appeal to the Supreme Court if disagreeing with the verdict."Yingluck does not only present respects to rule of law but also women's power im political arena," Thida says
9:04 am: Here is the normal procedure: if it is certain that Yingluck will not appear in the court, the court will issue an arrest warrant against her.
9:00 am: It is 9am now with Yingluck not turning up at the court. What will happen next?
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Thailands højesteret udskyder kendelse mod eksregeringsleder
Tidligere premierminister Shinawatra blev væk fra retten fredag og har fået en arrestordre mod sig.
Der skulle være faldet endelig dom i sagen fredag, men højesteret har i stedet sat en ny dato for domsafsigelse, da den tidligere premierminister ikke mødte op i retten.
Den nye dato for domsafsigelsen er 27. september. Højesteret frygter nu, at den tidligere premierminister vil flygte ud af landet.
- Hendes advokat siger, at hun er syg og har bedt om at få udsat kendelsen. Retten tror ikke på, at hun er syg. Den har besluttet at udstede en arrestordre, siger dommer Cheep Chulamon ifølge nyhedsbureauet AFP.
Shinawatra var Thailands første kvindelige premierminister. Hun blev fjernet fra posten af en domstol, få dage før hæren tog magten ved et kup i 2014.
Uden for retssalen var tusindvis af Shinawatras støtter mødt op for at demonstrere mod domsafsigelsen. De blev flankeret af sikkerhedsstyrker, der ligeledes var indsat i tusindvis.
Kan få ti år bag tremmer
Den tidligere premierminister kan stå over for ti år i fængsel og en livstidsudelukkelse fra politik.
Hendes bror, Thaksin Shinawatra, der også er tidligere premierminister, flygtede fra Thailand i 2008, før han blev dømt til to års fængsel for korruption.
Retssagen handler om, at regeringen under Shinawatras ledelse bevidst købte ris til overpris hos risdyrkere i den nordøstlige del af landet.
Det var i den region, at hendes parti havde størst politisk støtte. Rispolitikken var også populær i de områder.
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Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra has already fled Thailand and is in Singapore, Khaosod English reports.
Citing a “very confidential report” Khaosod said that Ms Yingluck has is currently in Singapore.
The claim was made on a Facebook Live broadcast from outside the outside the Supreme Court, where many of Yingluck’s supporters have gathered.
Earlier, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Ms Yingluck after she failed to arrive at court for the verdict in her trial over a rice subsidy scheme.
Lawyers for Ms Yingluck said she was unable to attend due to ill health.
Meanwhile, Immigration Pol. Lt. Gen. Nathathorn Prousoontorn has told reporters there is no evidence that Ms Yingluck has left Thailand.
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