Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand’s former prime minister, has been found guilty of negligence by the supreme court and sentenced to five years in prison.

泰国最高法院判决该国前总理英拉•西那瓦(Yingluck Shinawatra)犯下渎职罪，判处她5年监禁。

The verdict against Yingluck, who vanished from public view on August 25 ahead of a court appearance at which it was to have been handed down, is a further setback for the Thai political clan.

这项裁决是对这个泰国政治家族的进一步打击。在8月25日本该出席法庭宣判前，她消失在公众视野之外。

Yingluck was accused of negligence relating to a rice subsidy scheme for Thai farmers that resulted in multibillion-dollar losses.

英拉被指控渎职，这项罪名与一项泰国农民大米补贴计划相关，该计划导致数十亿美元亏损。

At the time of her disappearance, Prawit Wongsuwan, deputy prime minister, told local media there was a possibility she had fled the country.

在她失踪时，泰国副总理巴维•翁素万(Prawit Wongsuwan)告诉当地媒体，她可能已逃离泰国。

Thai media speculated she had fled to neighbouring Cambodia or to Dubai, where Thaksin Shinawatra, her brother and a former prime minister, owns property.

泰国媒体猜测，英拉已逃到邻国柬埔寨或迪拜，她的哥哥、泰国前总理他信•西那瓦(Thaksin Shinawatra)在那里有房产。

Yingluck served as prime minister from 2011-14. The negligence charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years.

英拉从2011年至2014年担任泰国总理。渎职罪的最高刑期为10年。