US diplomatic cables leaked in 2011 revealed that during a 9 September 2009 meeting , former Deputy Prime Minister and " close Thaksin ally " Sompong Amornvivat told Ambassador to Thailand Eric John that he did not envision a big role for Yingluck in the Pheu Thai Party , and that " Thaksin himself was not eager to raise her profile within the party , and was more focused on finding ways to keep his own hand active in politics . " However , in a subsequent cable dated 25 November 2009 , the ambassador noted that in a meeting with Yingluck , she spoke with confidence about the " operations , strategy and goals " of the Pheu Thai party and seemed " far more poised " than in previous meetings . The cable cited Yingluck saying that , " Someone could easily emerge relatively late in the game to take the reins of the party and serve as the next Prime Minister . " Yingluck 's bank account was among 86 accounts that the Abhisit government accused of being used to finance the Red Shirt protesters during their demonstrations in 2010 . Abhisit accused the Red Shirts of trying to overthrow the monarchy , something they denied . However , the government did not pursue any legal action against her . The Department for Special Investigation found that from 28 April 2009 to May 2010 , 150 million baht was deposited into one of her accounts while 166 million baht was withdrawn . On 28 April 2010 alone , 144 million baht was withdrawn
demonstrations in 2010
2010 Thai political protests
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