Hong Kong government source says Yingluck did not ask for VIP police protection on arrival
Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, on the run after fleeing her country last year, arrived in Hong Kong on Tuesday as it has no extradition treaty with Thailand, a source said.
The Hong Kong government source said Yingluck was believed to have chosen the city as it had not yet signed the Mutual Legal Assistance and Surrender of Fugitive Offenders agreements with Thailand.
The Post also learned that Yingluck did not ask for VIP protection from the city’s police department.
Hong Kong has signed Mutual Legal Assistance treaties with 29 foreign jurisdictions and Surrender of Fugitive Offenders agreements with 19 countries.
Under the agreement relating to fugitives, Hong Kong would have to turn over to those countries individuals whom they are investigating for criminal activity.
Last year, Yingluck left Thailand before its Supreme Court in September dealt her a five-year jail term for negligence in handling a rice subsidy project that resulted in massive losses to state coffers.
