Thailand cancels passports of ousted prime minister
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Thailand's Foreign Ministry has the canceled the passports of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra who fled the country last month to evade a prison sentence she said was politically motivated.
Ministry spokesperson Busadee Santipitaks said Thailand's embassies will inform foreign governments that Yingluck is no longer a Thai passport holder. She had two personal and two diplomatic passports.
Yingluck, whose government was ousted in a 2014 coup, was sentenced in absentia to five years in prison in September for negligence in instituting a money-losing rice subsidy program. She fled Thailand before the verdict and is believed to be in the United Kingdom.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The ministry said it's not uncommon for Thais who must travel frequently to have multiple passports because visa applications can take weeks.