What do Yingla fans say about her?

On August 25th, Yingla's "rice malfeasance case" lasted for two years was pronounced. Once convicted, Thailand's first female prime minister will be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years in prison and fined 10 billion US dollars. But what is quite dramatic is that Yingla "called illness" yesterday and did not attend the trial. There are even reports that she has "fled". Possible locations include Singapore and Dubai. The Thai authorities, who believed that Yingluck "pretended to be sick and fled", immediately took a series of measures, including issuing arrest warrants and strengthening border control.

Yingluck still has a large number of fans in Thailand. Before she decided not to show up, people were worried that the verdict would trigger strong protests from her supporters and rekindle tensions. The Supreme Court of Thailand is located about 25 kilometers north of downtown Bangkok, near don mueang international airport. From the early morning of the 25th, supporters of Yingluck gathered outside the Supreme Court. Because Yingla's nickname means crab in Thai, many supporters put stickers with red crab on their faces and put on white gloves with "love" written in red ink. There were about 1000 supporters at the scene on 25th. About 4,000 policemen are in charge of security. They stand guard at the court and several checkpoints. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) said that some supporters of Yingluck expressed their understanding of her absence. They believe that "the Prime Minister of Thailand has done her best and she has sacrificed a lot. Now, we must start fighting by ourselves. "

Thailand's Supreme Court was scheduled to decide two cases on the 25th, the Yingla case was postponed, and another intergovernmental rice sales case was held as scheduled, with 28 defendants. Thailand's former Minister of Commerce and former Deputy Minister of Commerce Pu were convicted of playing a major role in rice sales fraud and sentenced to 42 years and 36 years' imprisonment respectively.

"Yingla didn't show up this time, and it can't alleviate the social differentiation in Thailand." Reuters quoted TiTarnum Ponsudirak, director of the Chulalongkorn University Institute for Security and International Relations, as saying, "Its supporters will still feel unfair and disappointed with the authorities; The opposition camp still insists on the rationality of the trial. "

Yingla, 1967, born in Chiang Mai, Thailand, is a fourth-generation Guangdong immigrant from China. She and her brother Thaksin are the core figures of the Sinava family. Agence France-Presse said that the family dominated Thai politics for more than 15 years, and the opposition between its supporters and the royalist joint military camp was an important reason for a series of turmoil in Thailand in recent years. Thaksin used to work in the police department, and later became a business telecom tycoon. He was elected Prime Minister in 200 1, and became the first re-elected Prime Minister in Thailand in 2005. He was expelled from the government by the army in 2006 and went into exile overseas. He was accused of corruption, but he thought these accusations were aimed at undermining the civilian movement he launched against the aristocratic and elite ruling regime. The BBC said that Yingluck followed in Thaksin's footsteps and transformed from a businesswoman to a female prime minister. After taking office, she was criticized by the opposition as her brother's agent. Thaksin and Yingla both come from middle-class families. They are very popular among workers in densely populated but poor rural areas in northern Thailand and Bangkok, and they have introduced policies such as universal health insurance and rice subsidies. Brother and sister can't get the support of the urban and middle class elites.

The trial of Yingluck is the latest example of a series of political and legal challenges facing the Sinava family. Judging from past events, when the political capital of the Sinava family declined, they were able to mobilize their huge support camp to take to the streets to protest. However, since the military government came to power in 20 14, it has suppressed widespread opposition through decrees.