OAG decides to charge Yingluck in court over rice-pledging case
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The Office of the Attorney General decided Friday to press criminal charges against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra related to the rice-pledging scheme.
Surasak Threerattrakul, Director-General of OAG’s Investigation Office, said the Yingluck might be arraigned in the Supreme Court’s Criminal Division for Political Office Holders in a month.
Surasak said there were strong evidences to substantiate charges that Yingluck had intentionally abused her authority to cause damage over Bt500 billion in the rice pledging scheme, and thus violating Article 157 of the Criminal Code and Article 123/1 of the Corruption Prevention and Suppression Act.
The Nation
