Thailand's junta says it was unaware former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra was planning to escape -- something many Thais have found difficult to believe given the round-the-clock surveillance she frequently complained of.-AFP
Bangkok (AFP) - Thailand's deputy junta leader has accused three police officers of helping sneak ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra out of the country last month, a vanishing act that stunned the kingdom.
Yingluck, whose government was toppled by the military in 2014, has not been seen since August 25, when she failed to turn up for a court verdict in her criminal negligence trial.
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