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| Southeast Asia |
| Thai coup leader warns against protests |
| 2014-05-26 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] General Prayuth Chan-ocha also defended the detentions of dozens of politicians and activists, most of them associated with the ousted government, with a front man quoting him as saying that the measure would not last more than a week and was allowed by law, reported AP. In a chilling move apparently aimed at neutralising critics and potential opposition, the junta has also ordered dozens of outspoken activists, academics and journalists to surrender themselves to military authorities, including a prominent Thai news hound. Pravit Rojanaphruk, an outspoken columnist for the English-language daily The Nation, tweeted that he was reporting to the junta: "On my way to see the new dictator of Thailand. Hopefully the last," he wrote. |
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