Ex-commerce minister faces lawsuit over rice deals

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Ex-commerce minister faces lawsuit over rice deals

THE NATION 

 

Boonsong

 

BANGKOK: -- COMMERCE MINISTER Apiradi Tantraporn has insisted that his ministry will file a civil liability case against ex-commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom and five other people for compensation over the allegedly fake government-to-government rice deals signed under the Yingluck government.

 

Besides Boonsong, three other former politicians and two senior commerce ministry officials were named in the case in connection with the rice-pledging scheme.

The allegedly fake government-to-government rice deals involving bogus Chinese buyers led to estimated damages of about Bt20 billion, according to a government report.

Earlier, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told Apiradi to proceed with the controversial case before the statute of limitations expires in February next year.

Apiradi said the ministry would complete its task before the legal deadline, but needed to carefully study the details of the case.

The case is sensitive with several agencies involved.

Former premier Yingluck Shinawatra faces criminal and civil liability lawsuits similar to those facing Boonsong concerning the rice-pledging scheme, which suffered heavy losses, even though it was popular among farmers who benefited from high rice prices.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Ex-commerce-minister-faces-lawsuit-over-rice-deals-30294600.html

 

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[ChrisY1]

Wasn't this case already ongoing....it would seem not.....now they've only got 5 months to complete it..........

Same old issues....different players 

[ramrod711]

even though it was popular among farmers who benefited from high rice prices.

 

I wish they would stop printing this rubbish, it was not popular with a lot of the farmers, especially when they didn't get paid. At least 13 of the farmers were so delirious with joy that they committed suicide. The scheme WAS immensely popular with storage facility owners and trucking companies that were busy moving rice from one warehouse to another.

[worgeordie]

You can be sure that the 5 accused will be pulling all kinds

of tricks to make sure nothing happens to them until the

statute of limitations kicks in,while assets will have been 

moved,just to be on the safe side.

regards worgeordie