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Statement of the Nitirat (Enlightened Jurists): The Unconstitutionality and Illegality of the Promulgation of Martial Law

20 May 2014
  General Prayuth Chan-ocha, the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army, signed Announcement No. 1/2557 [2014] of the Royal Thai Army, on the matter of the promulgatเon of the Martial Law Act, on 20 May 2557 [2014]. Following examination, it is the view of the Khana Nitirat that the aforementioned announcement of the Royal Thai Army is unconstitutional and illegal. This is the case for the following reasons:   1.

Thai military threatens social media users, shuts down Thaksin’s son’s TV

By
Thaweeporn Kummetha
20 May 2014
  The Thai Army on Tuesday at around 7 pm issued an order under martial law, prohibiting social media users from posting comments which incite conflict and violence, and ordered the temporary shutdown of four more media outlets. 

Nitirat: martial law declaration by army unconstitutional

By
Suluck Lamubol
20 May 2014
  The Thammasat University law scholars group Nitirat has called on the government to revoke martial law which was declared by the army early on Tuesday morning, saying that the law was declared arbitrarily without the approval of HM the King. 

Want the truth about Thailand? Look abroad

By
Pravit Rojanaphruk, The Nation
12 Jun 2013
While things appear calm on the surface, one revealing fact about the ongoing debate about the role of the monarchy surfaced last week when Prachatai.com online newspaper reported that Army Ranger Unit 45's Special Task Force had been busy engaging in cyber 'warfare'.
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