The probe determined Ms Yingluck will have to be fined 286.6 billion baht in compensation. Mr Manas said that after consulting the Auditor-General and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC), which investigated irregularities in the case, his committee did not find Ms Yingluck responsible for the losses in the 2011-12 crop. Jirachai Moonthongroy, deputy permanent secretary at the Prime Minister's Office chaired the probe into Ms Yingluck's role in the rice pledging scheme losses. Ms Yingluck as prime minister was the highest authority overseeing the national rice policy (rice pledging scheme). On Saturday, the committee pursuing civil liabilities against wrongdoers in the state sector announced Ms Yingluck was liable to pay compensation of 35.7 billion baht.

Source: Bangkok Post September 26, 2016 05:48 UTC