
The court probably needs four more meetings before closing the case, he said.
The Attorney General has pressed charges against Yingluck for alleged negligence and failure to stop corruption and massive losses in the rice scheme.
Both the prosecution and the defence may present written testimony to the court until the end of this month. If more witnesses were allowed, they could postpone their court appearances and the case would get delayed, Wissanu said.
The Commerce Ministry’s fact-finding committee looking into the civil liability in the rice scheme has not completed its task. The panel has been ordered to calculate how much damage the state incurred . It meets every day but has yet to resolve this, he said.