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Även Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA) är kritiska mot Diktatorns planer på att ersätta undantagstillståndet med artikel 44.
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No martial law, but tougher measures in place: Southeast Asian Press Alliance
Submitted by editor1 on Fri, 03/04/2015 - 18:47
Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA)
It is a rare occasion when the lifting of martial law is met with unprecedented alarm and condemnation. Yet, this is exactly what happened when the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) lifted Martial Law on 1 April, after being in place for more than 10 months in Thailand.
Normally, such lifting signals a return to normalcy, specifically the return to full civilian rule from the exception of military power needed to address situations that imperil the state. However, Martial Law in Thailand was replaced with NCPO Order 3/2558 that gave unprecedented powers to the head of the military junta.
The order retains most of the military powers under martial law, including access, search, freezing, and/or seizure of property; as well as summons, detention, arrest, and ‘support’ of persons related to the enforcement. The order retains the power to prohibit political gatherings of more than five persons, and of publication or material likely to cause public alarm or containing false information.
[Note: SEAPA supports and endorses the joint statement of its member the Thai Journalists Association with three other professional media groups. Original Thai version is here.]
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