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	Holding dual posts of junta chief and prime minister, Prayuth could wield broad power without accountability, the HRW warned.</div>
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	It said the National Legislative Assembly, which was appointed by Prayuth, would definitely work as a rubber stamp for the interim government.</div>
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HRW concerned Prayuth's appointment as PM to deteriorate human rights

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<p style="margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%">Nongluck is a senior economic journalist covering the macroeconomics, real estate, and corporate investment strategies driving growth across Thailand and Southeast Asia</span></span><span lang="TH" style="font-size:18.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Angsana New&quot;,serif">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>

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