泰國吊銷被罷免的前總理的護照

Thailand says it has revoked the passports of ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who fled the country last month before facing sentencing in connection with a botched rice subsidy program.

The Foreign Ministry says Yingluck carried two diplomatic passports and two personal ones.

Yingluck was convicted by Thailand's supreme court in September on charges of negligence and sentenced in absentia to five years in prison, as she fled Thailand before the verdict was announced.

The government lost over $1 billion in the scheme, which bought rice at above-market prices from poor farmers and aimed to resell it later at a higher price.

Yingluck has denied the charges, claiming they were politically motivated. The foreign ministry says it is believed she is living in the United Kingdom, but her exact whereabouts are unknown.泰國說，有關部門已經吊銷了被罷免的前總理英拉的護照。英拉涉嫌混亂大米補貼計劃案，上個月在法院宣佈判決前逃離了這個國家。

泰國外交部說，英拉攜帶了兩本外交護照和兩本私人護照。

泰國最高法院九月份認定英拉犯有玩忽職守罪，缺席判決她五年監禁，因爲英拉在判決宣佈前就逃離了泰國。

泰國政府在大米計劃中損失10億多美元，政府的目標是以高於市場的價格從貧窮農民手中購買大米，然後高價轉售。

英拉否認有關指控，稱這些指控有政治動機。泰國外交部說，據信英拉目前住在英國，但是不知道她的確切下落。