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	&ldquo;I have never heard any proposal for the NCPO to remain in power,&rdquo; said Anupong, a former Army chief who is also a member of the NCPO.</div>
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	It has been reported some NCPO members had proposed that the Council should continue working in a form of &ldquo;charter protectors committee&rdquo; to scrutinise the government&rsquo;s work in a similar manner to China&rsquo;s Politburo committee.</div>
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