Yingluck prosecutors ‘will meet statement deadline’

By Kesinee Tangkiaw 
The Nation

 

Yingluck at the court on August 1. File photo/ Nation

 

BANGKOK: -- Prosecutors in the dereliction case against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra in connection with her government’s rice-pledging scheme said on Monday that they had finished drafting a closing statement ahead of the verdict set for August 25.

Surasak Treerattrakul, director of the Office of Attorney General’s Department of Investigation, said the prosecutors would meet the deadline of August 15 for submitting the statement, which included thorough details covering all contentious points.

The team was able to pinpoint some questionable facts from the defendants’ witnesses, he said. 

 

It was confident in its findings and statement, but it would be up to the court to judge and rule on the case, he added.

 

In 2014, Yingluck was accused by the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) of dereliction of duty for failing to prevent corruption in the controversial rice-pledging scheme, which was her government’s signature policy. 

 

The trial against her started in January

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/politics/30323096

 

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1 hour ago, webfact said:

The team was able to pinpoint some questionable facts from the defendants’ witnesses, he said.

How are "facts" questionable ?  They should have probably used the word "statements" instead. 

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Surasak Treerattrakul, director of the Office of Attorney General’s Department of Investigation, said the prosecutors would meet the deadline of August 15 for submitting the statement, which included thorough details covering all contentious points.

We await their divine eloquence. 

3 hours ago, yellowboat said:

How are "facts" questionable ?  They should have probably used the word "statements" instead. 

 

We await their divine eloquence. 

 

You can wait for eternity,.......

when is the leak?

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The trial against her started in January

8 month trial.........

far more interesting to see the fallout if they DIDNT meet the deadline

 

Dereliction of duty for failing to prevent corruption!

Can we expect more similar cases against PM's coming  up in the near future?

38 minutes ago, lamecn said:

 

Dereliction of duty for failing to prevent corruption!

Can we expect more similar cases against PM's coming  up in the near future?

Well, certainly not against the guy that's currently calling himself PM since he has graciously granted himself the mother of all amnesties for all past, present and future crimes!