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	The government simply followed the normal procedure of the judicial process for the case so that it will not be regarded as wrongfully ignoring its duties, Prayut added.</div>
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	On Saturday, the committee pursuing civil liabilities against wrongdoers in the state sector ordered that Yingluck pay Bt35.7 billion in compensation to the rice-pledging scheme.</div>
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	He was speaking to reporters upon his return from attending a UN general assembly in New York.</div>
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Prayut denies picking on Yingluck in rice pledging case

Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha insisted on Sunday that his government did not speed up proceedings of rice-pledging scheme case against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra in particular.