Bangkok: Thai authorities have frozen seven bank accounts belonging to ex-premier Yingluck Shinawatra over a US$1bil (RM4.2bil) fine she faces for her administration’s controversial rice subsidy scheme, her lawyer said.
The move is seen as unprecedented because it financially sanctions an elected leader for a government policy and it is the latest in a barrage of legal battles she has had to fight since she was booted from office.
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