(VOVworld) – Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra appeared before Thailand’s Supreme Court on Tuesday for a brief hearing at the start of her trial on charges of negligence.

She pleaded not guilty and vowed to prove her innocence. She faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty of dereliction of duty over her role in a controversial rice subsidy scheme. The next hearing in the trial has been scheduled for 21 July.