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Yingluck's trial seen denting dominance of Shinawatra clan
Former PM is accused of criminal negligence over economically disastrous rice subsidy scheme
Published Sun, May 17, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Bangkok
THAILAND'S first female prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra faces court on Tuesday at the start of a negligence trial which could see her jailed for a decade and deliver a hammer blow to the political dominance of her family.
It is the latest legal move against Ms Yingluck - sister of fugitive billionaire ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra - whose administration was toppled in a military coup nearly a year ago.
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