Ex-minister Boonsong, 20 others, indicted over rice deals
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The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) Tuesday indicted former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom and 20 others in the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Political Office Holders for alleged wrongdoing over the government-to-government rice deals
The OAG took the recommendation of the National Anti-Corruption Commission to indict the 21 people for offences in connection with the case pending in the Supreme Court against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra in connection with the rice pledging-scheme.
The OAG accused the 21 people of conspiring to commit offences, committing and supporting malfeasance and corruption in accordance with the Offences Relating to the Submission of Bids to State Agencies Act 1999, the Criminal Code, and the National Anti-Corruption Act.
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