Thai police outside the Supreme Court in Bangkok on Friday, when ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra failed to appear.
Bangkok (AFP) - Thailand's junta has come under fire from conservative allies following ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra's escape overseas, with many questioning how the military could have let her flee given she was heavily monitored.
Yingluck, whose government was toppled by the military in 2014, pulled a dramatic disappearing act before a scheduled court judgment on Friday in a criminal negligence trial.
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