Thai Junta Leader Says Fugitive Former PM Yingluck Is in Dubai

Thai Junta Leader Says Fugitive Former PM Yingluck Is in Dubai
Ousted former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrives at the criminal court in Bangkok, Thailand on Sept. 29, 2015. Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters
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BANGKOK—The leader of Thailand’s military junta said on Thursday that Yingluck Shinawatra, the prime minister he ousted three years ago, was in Dubai, where she fled last month to avoid being jailed over a rice subsidy scheme that lost billions of dollars.

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, the army chief who led the coup, said Thailand would pursue Yingluck through diplomatic channels and police cooperation using Interpol.