Former premier Yingluck Shinawatra has been detained by leaders of Thailand´s military junta, a source in her party said Saturday as the army prepared to brief the media for the first time on its coup in Thailand.
The fate of Yingluck and scores of other figures in the now-deposed government and her Puea Thai party has been a mystery since they were summoned by the army early Friday as it tightened its grip on the country. “It is confirmed that she was detained by the military since she reported to the junta yesterday,” said the source, who had served in Yingluck´s government and was present when she turned herself in.He said her whereabouts remained unknown.
Meanwhile the United States, which has led international calls for restoration of civilian rule, took its first concrete steps, saying it would suspend $3.5 million in military assistance for the country, about one-third of its aid.
