Former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom at the Supreme Court in September 2015. (Bangkok Post file photo)The Central Administrative Court has denied petitions by former commerce minister and his deputy for an injunction halting an administrative order that they pay billions of baht compensation for losses incurred through alleged bogus rice deals. Former commerce minister Boonsong Teriyapirom and his then deputy Poom Sarapol applied for a stay of execution on an administrative order signed by the current commerce minister and the commerce permanent secretary. Mr Boonsong and Mr Poom each petitioned the Central Administrative Court, contesting the legality of the order and seeking an injunction. The Central Administrative Court, therefore, rejected the petitions of the two former ministers, reasoning that the Commerce Ministry's administrative order for them to pay the compensation had not been executed.

Source: Bangkok Post February 10, 2017 10:50 UTC