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A supporter of Thai former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra wears a headband decorated with pictures of Yingluck Shinawatra (R) and her brother fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (L) outside the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions, in Bangkok, Thailand, 22 April 2016. Yingluck Shinawatra is on trial for criminal charges stemming from her government's rice price subsidy. The rice subsidy plan was a key promise during Yingluck Shinawatra's Pheu Thai party's 2011 electoral campaign. It was also a major talking point for her opposition which accused the government of mismanagement and corruption related to the scheme. Under the plan, the government bought rice from farmers at a fixed rate, sometimes 50 percent higher than world market prices. Fluctuations in market prices and mismanagement of the stockpiles led to large losses. A military-appointed legislature and the lower courts have already impeached Yingluck over the scheme, resulting in a five-year ban from politics. (Photo by Narong Sangnak/EPA)
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