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Thai court dismisses Yingluck's lawsuit against attorney-general

Xinhua, October 6, 2015 Adjust font size:

Thailand's Criminal Court on Tuesday rejected a lawsuit filed by former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra against the attorney-general and three other prosecutors for alleged malfeasance.

Yingluck filed the lawsuit on Sept. 29, accusing the prosecutors of violating the Criminal Code while dealing with a case related to her government's controversial rice-pledging scheme. Yingluck is charged with dereliction of duty and abuse of authority.

The Supreme Court accepted the case against Yingluck in March, and Yingluck denied all charges in the first hearing in May.

In her lawsuit, the former premier accused the attorney-general and public prosecutors of rushing to indict her in the Supreme Court without sufficient investigation, making additional accusations which were not included in the original allegations launched by the National Anti-Corruption Commission, and illegally using additional documents as evidence during the court procedure.

The Criminal Court dropped Yingluck's lawsuit on the ground that her allegations were not supported by solid evidence, and the prosecutors had abided by related law and regulations. Endi