article_snippet: (CNN)Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been ordered to stand trial over Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra role in a controversial rice subsidy scheme that cost the country billions.
article_snippet: Case falls under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court Criminal Division for Persons Holding Political Positions ... and the charges brought [against Yingluck] are accepted," a statement from Thailand's supreme court said.
article_snippet: On found guilty Facebook page, Yingluck said Yingluck behaved with integrity and honesty during Yingluck time as prime minister.
article_snippet: Anger over the scheme played a role in the protests that led to the downfall of Yingluck's government and a military coup in May last year.
article_snippet: In January, Thailand's military-appointed National Legislative Assembly (NLA) voted in favor of impeaching Yingluck for Yingluck role in the rice program.
article_snippet: Though the vote was largely symbolic, as Yingluck had already lost Yingluck post, the vote carries a five-year ban from politics.
article_snippet: CNN's Kocha Olarn and journalist Kiki Dhitavat in Bangkok contributed to this report.
highlights_snippet: Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been ordered to stand trial .
  
highlights_snippet: Case centers on Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra role in controversial rice subsidy scheme .