BANGKOK (AP) — Shortly after seizing power in a coup that followed months of debilitating street protests, Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha vowed to end Thailand's decade of political upheaval once and for all. Nothing has been done to address the root causes of Thailand's deep divide, said Sunai Phasuk, a senior researcher for Human Rights Watch. The problem, critics argue, is that the junta may be sowing the seeds of more conflict by building that future on its own terms — with reform committee, a rubber-stamp legislature, and no input from the Pheu Thai party it toppled or their supporters, who likely still represent a majority of the electorate. If approved, the charter would significantly weaken the power of political parties, shifting it to unelected agencies like a new "National Moral Assembly" empowered to investigate politicians for offenses as minor as "impolite" speech — ultimately initiating the path to their removal. "The big picture for now is, we're still in a lockdown ...
Thai Year-old Coup Imposes Superficial Calm But Little Else
By TODD PITMAN, Associated Press, San Antonio Express-News: World
Fri, 05/22/2015 - 11:56pm
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