Court rejects Yingluck’s request for court to examine rice warehouses
The rice-pledging case involving the embattled former premier Yingluck Shinawatra is almost at an end as the court on Thursday rejected her request for it to examine 16 rice warehouses in Ang Thong which stored rice during her administration.
The Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions said it was not necessary as rice could deteriorate over time and it had been two years since it was stored.
A few witnesses testified today in the 13th round of hearings with the court scheduled to rule on the case after two more rounds of hearings in July. The next court date is set for July 7.
Yingluck has been charged with negligence for failing to prevent corruption in the scheme.
The scheme allegedly wasted about Bt500 billion of the state budget. Yingluck has been charged in a criminal case and told to pay compensation of Bt35 billion.
At the trial, two relatives of farmers who committed suicide in Roi Et and Nonthaburi provinces testified on her behalf, saying the farmers killed themselves for personal reasons.
