[net-gold] COUNTRIES: THAILAND: Thai Coup Leader Cements Grip, Assumes Law-Making Power
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- Date: Sat, 24 May 2014 19:40:13 -0400 (EDT)
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COUNTRIES: THAILAND:
Thai Coup Leader Cements Grip, Assumes Law-Making Power
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Thai Coup Leader Cements Grip, Assumes Law-Making Power
AFP
May 25, 2014 3:29AM
The Australian
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/
thai-coup-leader-cements-grip-assumes-law-making-power/
story-e6frg6so-1226930604887
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THAILAND'S military junta said last night it had disbanded the Senate and
placed all law-making authority in the army chief's hands, dramatically
tightening its grip after a coup that has sparked Bangkok protests and
drawn international condemnation.
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The regime also confirmed it had detained former premier Yingluck
Shinawatra and scores of other ousted government leaders and would hold
them for up to a week as it corralled potential opponents to its takeover.
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"The Senate is dismissed. Responsibility for any laws needing the approval
of the parliament or Senate will instead be assumed by the leader of the
(junta)," said an army bulletin on national television.
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Thailand's fragile democracy has been repeatedly stunted by 19 actual or
attempted coups since 1932.
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Analysts called yesterday's developments an ominous sign that the junta
led by the army chief, General Prayut Chan-Ocha, could be digging in for a
long-term, pervasive takeover, as it had earlier said the Senate would be
retained.
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Sporadic protests flared in Bangkok for a second straight day, with
hundreds of demonstrators defying a ban on political gatherings to
denounce the coup, echoing calls from Washington, the EU and elsewhere
around the world for the restoration of civilian rule.
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General Prayut seized control on Thursday after anti-government forces had
waged a several-month campaign, marked by deadly Bangkok street protests,
to oust Thailand's civilian leaders.
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Civil liberties have been curbed, media restrictions imposed, most of the
constitution abrogated, and rival protesters from both sides of the
political divide cleared from the capital.
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Political analysts view the coup as part of a long-running effort by a
Bangkok-based power elite - aligned with the monarchy and military - to
eliminate the political dominance of Ms Yingluck's elder brother Thaksin
Shinawatra.
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Mr Thaksin, a billionaire telecoms tycoon, shook up Thai politics by
winning devotion among millions of rural poor with populist measures,
catapulting him to prime minister in 2001 polls.
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He was deposed in 2006 in a military coup, fleeing abroad two years later
to avoid a corruption conviction, but his family and allies have continued
his success at the ballot box.
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The military said yesterday that General Prayut had sent a letter
regarding his takeover to the country's revered king, Bhumibol Adulyadej.
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The monarch, 86, commands great respect among his subjects, and his
blessing is traditionally sought to legitimise Thailand's recurring
military takeovers.
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The army said the king had "acknowledged" General Prayut's letter, but
stopped short of describing the response as an endorsement.
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The palace has yet to issue a statement on the crisis.
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Pavin Chachavalpongpun, a Thai politics researcher at Japan's Kyoto
University, said the general's assumption of law-making authority
indicates a looming "full-scale authoritarianism or military despotism".
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