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Urgent: Thailand former PM Yingluck to be indicted in Supreme Court

Xinhua, January 23, 2015 Adjust font size:

Thailand's Attorney General will file a criminal case against former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for malfeasance in a controversial rice-pledging scheme, Office of the Attorney General (OAG) said on Friday.

The OAG said it would press charges against Yingluck in the Supreme Court, citing sufficient evidence. Endi