A Thai court has acquitted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on charges of mishandling funds for a government project in 2013. Yingluck, who is currently living in exile, is the sister of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. This ruling marks the latest legal victory for the influential Shinawatra family.
The court's decision comes shortly after Thaksin, Yingluck's brother, was released on parole for corruption-related offenses. Thaksin had returned to Thailand last year after over a decade of self-imposed exile and was granted clemency due to his age and health condition.
