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Thailand’s junta chief orders end to army rule

Thailand’s junta chief General Prayut Chan-o-cha on July 9 ordered an end to military rule before his new civilian government is sworn in.
Thailand’s junta chief orders end to army rule ảnh 1Thailand’s junta chief General Prayut Chan-o-cha  speaks at the Lopburi military base in December 2019 (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand’s juntachief General Prayut Chan-o-cha on July 9 ordered an end to military rulebefore his new civilian government is sworn in.

He also ordered an end to restrictions onthe media and transferred civilian cases from military to civilian courts. Thetransfer was part of an order to abolish 66 out of 460 orders and statements issuedby Prayut since the country’s military coup in 2014.

As Prayut’s civilian government is about toreceive the Royal endorsement, he will be in power for four more years.

The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)led by him will also be disbanded when Prayut’s cabinet is formally sworn-in inthe coming days.

The Royal Gazette on July 9 announced astatement of the NCPO stating that the council had issued statements and ordersto create favourable conditions for the government and national reform, alongwith national solidarity and reconciliation.

Members of the House of Representatives andSenate of Thailand on June 5 voted Prayut Chan-o-cha of the Palang PracharathParty as the prime minister of the country.

After more than 10 hours of debate amongMPs and senators, Prayut received a total of 500 votes, returning as PM for asecond term after a five-year term since the 2014 coup.

The general election in Thailand, the firstsince the military coup in 2014, took place on March 24 with more than 50million people eligible to vote.-VNA
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