Thailand's former prime minister starts trial over role in money-losing rice subsidy scheme

Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, center, walks through supporters as she leaves the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Yingluck entered a plea of not guilty Tuesday after she was charged with dereliction in overseeing a controversial rice subsidy program that lost billions of dollars. If found guilty she could be jailed for a decade, which critics say is part of a politically motivated campaign against her family. (AP Photo/Thanyarat Doksone) (The Associated Press)

Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, left, is embraced by a supporter as she arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Yingluck entered a plea of not guilty Tuesday after she was charged with dereliction in overseeing a controversial rice subsidy program that lost billions of dollars. If found guilty she could be jailed for a decade, which critics say is part of a politically motivated campaign against her family. (AP Photo/Thanyarat Doksone) (The Associated Press)

Thailand's former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, left, walks through a media pack as she arrives at the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, May 19, 2015. Yingluck entered a plea of not guilty Tuesday after she was charged with dereliction in overseeing a controversial rice subsidy program that lost billions of dollars. If found guilty she could be jailed for a decade, which critics say is part of a politically motivated campaign against her family. (AP Photo/Thanyarat Doksone) (The Associated Press)