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

The OAG said it would press charges against Yingluck in the Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of Political Positions, citing sufficient evidence.

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