Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (Photo: AP) Bangkok (VNA) – The National Anti-Corruption Committee(NACC) of Thailand expects to wrap up its probe into alleged dereliction ofduty by former Prime Minister (PM) Yingluck Shinawatra and 33 former cabinetmembers in her administration by September, local media reported on July 27.
The ex-PM and the former cabinet members were accused of failing to performtheir duties as required under a 1957 Act on budget processes when theyapproved the payment of compensation worth 1.9 billion THB (56.7 million USD)for people who were affected by demonstrations between 2005 and 2010.
Chairwoman of the NACC Supa Piyajitti said the Yingluck administration’smembers were accused of paying the compensation for people seen as theirpolitical supporters, against the law.
Two charges of the NACC included unlawful awarding of 7.5 million THBcompensation to each protestor killed during the 2005-2010 political violence,and unlawful awarding of compensation to alleged political criminals who weremainly in Yingluck’s clique.
The ex-PM and the former cabinet members were accused of failing to performtheir duties as required under a 1957 Act on budget processes when theyapproved the payment of compensation worth 1.9 billion THB (56.7 million USD)for people who were affected by demonstrations between 2005 and 2010.
Chairwoman of the NACC Supa Piyajitti said the Yingluck administration’smembers were accused of paying the compensation for people seen as theirpolitical supporters, against the law.
Two charges of the NACC included unlawful awarding of 7.5 million THBcompensation to each protestor killed during the 2005-2010 political violence,and unlawful awarding of compensation to alleged political criminals who weremainly in Yingluck’s clique.
The NACC expects to have legal act against Yingluck and other 33figures after finishing investigation.
In a relevant development, on July 26, Yingluck accused Head of the NationalCouncil for Peace and Order PM Prayuth Chan-ocha for not telling the truthabout her assets seizure.
On July 19, she submitted a petition to the Administrative Court, seeking asuspension of an executive order that requested her to pay 35.7 billion THB incompensation for losses caused by the rice-pledging scheme. -VNA
In a relevant development, on July 26, Yingluck accused Head of the NationalCouncil for Peace and Order PM Prayuth Chan-ocha for not telling the truthabout her assets seizure.
On July 19, she submitted a petition to the Administrative Court, seeking asuspension of an executive order that requested her to pay 35.7 billion THB incompensation for losses caused by the rice-pledging scheme. -VNA
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