The Office of the Attorney-General (OAG) and the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) have put off a decision whether to indict former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra over the rice-pledging scheme, saying they need to clear up contradictions in the testimonies of two witnesses.
Chutichai Sakakorn, from the OAG, said the witnesses gave conflicting testimonies about government-to-government (G2G) rice deals.
Attorneys-general will summon them to give further testimony to resolve conflicting points and holes in the investigation reports submitted by the anti-corruption body.
The OAG has asked that members of its team take part in future examinations, alongside NACC commissioners, Mr Chutichai said. He was speaking after a meeting between the two bodies yesterday. It was the OAG that proposed re-interviewing the witnesses.
OAG lawyers will report back after the additional examination. A source said it would probably be completed in January.
Anti-graft commissioner Vicha Mahakul said on Monday the NACC has confidence in the evidence it has gathered.
Earlier, the NACC said the G2G deals and allegations of Ms Yingluck's negligence were two separate matters.
Clarifying those remarks, NACC secretary-general Sansern Poljiak said yesterday the G2G deals represent a small part of the facts compiled in the negligence case.