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PM cautions public on misunderstanding Yingluck cases

PM cautions public on misunderstanding Yingluck cases

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has urged the public to avoid misunderstanding the separate criminal and administrative actions being taken against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra over her alleged mishandling of her government’s rice-pledging scheme.

Yingluck wrote on her Facebook page that some money in her bank accounts were taken away by authorities. 
The Supreme Court’s Division on Criminal Offences of Political Office Holders will deliver a verdict on August 25 in the case against Yingluck for alleged negligence of official duty while implementing the rice-pledging scheme, resulting in corruption and a huge loss to the state.
Prayut said there are two separate cases against the former premier. The freezing of Yingluck’s assets, including bank accounts, follows the Finance Ministry’s administative actions taken under the Article 44 on seizure of assets to cover the Bt35-billion compensation to the state.
The other case is the criminal lawsuit in which the highest court would issue a verdict next month. Prayut said the public should avoid any misunderstanding that could be abused to create unrest.

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