Emergency decree should be repealed: panel

FRIDAY, MARCH 02, 2012
Emergency decree should be repealed: panel

A legislative panel has called for the repeal of the emergency decree on the grounds that provisions were not designed to handle street protests.

 

The panel, appointed by the House speaker and headed by former lawmaker Prasob Busarakham, on Friday submitted its report on the enforcement of the emergency decree.
Prasob said a key finding was the decree had been improperly invoked to quell street protests even though it was not designed for keeping peace at political rallies.
 
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