PoliticsThai court acquits ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra in last pending case
Ruling clears hurdle for homecoming from self-exile
Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, right, in Singapore as her brother and ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra left for Thailand on Aug. 22, 2023. (Photo by Tsubasa Suruga)
FRANCESCA REGALADO, Nikkei staff writer
BANGKOK -- Thailand's Supreme Court on Monday unanimously acquitted Yingluck Shinawatra in the last pending case brought by the country's anti-corruption watchdog, revoking an arrest warrant and virtually clearing the way for the self-exiled former prime minister's homecoming.